Oneofthemhadanideathathecouldplayuponthebanjo。Hewaswrong，Mr。Courtlandthinks。”
“Agoodmanypeoplearesubjecttocuriousnotionsofthesametype。
Theyusuallytakeanoptimisticviewofthesusceptibilitiesofenjoymentoftheirneighbors——notthatthereisanyconnectionbetweenenjoymentandabanjo。”
“Mr。CourtlandsaidjustnowthatwhenDr。Johnsongaveitashisopinionthatmusicwas，ofallnoises，theleastdisagreeable，thebanjohadnotbeeninvented。”
“Thatassumesthatthereissomeconnectionbetweenmusicandthebanjo，andthat\'sgoingjustalittletoofar，don\'tyouthink?“