"Then she will never need the Greatest Common Divisor. I have
known many thousands of human beings, and none but teachers ever
have the least use for the Greatest Common Divisor."

"But she needs to do things that she dislikes. We all do."

I smiled at the memory of a self-willed little bare foot on a log
years ago.

"I shall see that my grape arbor does not further interfere with
Miss Sylvia's progress towards perfection."

"Why didn't you wish us to be your neighbors?"

"I didn't know that you were the right sort of people."

"_Are_ we the right sort?"

"The value of my land has almost been doubled."

It is a pleasure to know that you approve of us on those grounds.
Will the value of _our_ land rise also, do you think? And why do
you suppose we objected to _you_ as a neighbor?"

"I cannot imagine."

"The imagination can be cultivated, you know. Then tell me this:
why do Kentuckians in this part of Kentucky think so much of
themselves compared with the rest of the world?"