Quotes pages of them at a time in his letters
without ever glancing at the books."
"And you?"
"I may claim some familiarity with their theories."
He fussed with his pencil. "I recall defining sociology for you one
night at my boarding-house...."
"I remember."
"Well," said he, determined to find something wrong, "those men whom I
mentioned to you are not so good as they think, particularly Smathers. I
may as well tell you that I shall show Smathers up completely in my
book."
"We shall examine your arguments with care and attention. We leave no
stone unturned to keep abreast of the best modern thought."
"It is extraordinary that such a position should be held by a girl like
you, who can have no scientific knowledge of the many complex
problems.... However," he said, a ray of brightness lightening his
displeasure, "your State is notoriously backward in this field. Your
department, I fancy, can hardly be more than rudimentary."
"It will be much, much more than that in another year or two. Why, we're
only four years old!"
"So this is why you are interested in having editorials written about
reformatories.
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