I'm afraid that's not a comfortable chair, Dr. Seymour.
Seymour
Quite comfortable, Mrs. Warner.
Mrs. W. (rapidly)
Philo is my oldest boy, and I never could keep him away from books. Will, my second son, is as steady in the store as his father himself, and Johnny is just fine on the wagon. As for Alice, there's not a neater all-round girl to be found anywhere. They're healthy, sensible children, every one of 'em, and don't care what's inside any book in the world—but Philo was just bent on going to college——
Seymour
A very natural bent for an ambitious boy.
Bellows
Tell us about the discovery, Philo, my lad.
Philo (rising and walking slowly up and down the room)