“Find it hard?”
“Yes, I hate the foolish stuff.”
“Well, I never found it hard; but math has me floored.”
“That so?”
“Yes.”
Silence, during which the untruthful clock ticked loudly.
“How are you with math?”
“Fair, I guess; mathematics don’t bother me much.”
“Wish I could say that. Did you ever hear the yarn they tell on Billy Cameron?”