"Society is all bad."
"Pardon me. That isn＇t—the knowledge I impute to you—a common sort of wisdom. You＇ve gained it in the right way—experimentally; you＇ve compared an immense number of more or less impossible people with each other."
"Well, I invite you to pro昀t by my knowledge."
"To pro昀t? Are you very sure that I shall?"
"It＇s what I hope. It will depend on yourself. If I could only induce you to make an effort!"
"Ah, there you are! I knew something tiresome was coming. What in the world—that＇s likely to turn up here—is worth an effort?"