Merton. Yes, I'll write it very clear. There now, you can't mistake it—Henry Merton, 147 Devonshire Street, London. So when you come to London, Kirstin, don't forget. Look, I shall write that down too—to remind you! [writing] Come to London, Kirstin, don't forget.
Kirstin [looking at it]. Yes, that's very clear. I can read that. [Reads] 'Henry Merton, 147 Devonshire Street. Come to London, Kirstin, don't forget.' I shan't forget, but I shan't come to London.
Merton. Who knows? Perhaps by the time you come, I shall have got on in the world.
Kirstin. What does that mean?
Merton. Oh, Kirstin, you are too delightful! It means … well … it means—it's rather difficult to explain.
Kirstin. Does it mean being better than other people?
Merton. Um—not altogether! Something of the kind perhaps. It means getting on in the thing you're doing. I'm going to try to be a successful doctor.
Kirstin. Does a successful doctor cure everybody?
Merton. Not always. But a great many people come to him to be cured and give him money whether he cures them or not.
Kirstin. Do they? Then you'll have a great deal of money.