“Thatwilldo，thatwilldo，younglady。toomanysugarplumsarenotgoodforhim。Hismusicisn’tbad，butIhopehewilldoaswellinmoreimportantthings。Going？well，I’mmuchobligedtoyou，andIhopeyou’llcomeagain。Myrespectstoyourmother。
Goodnight，DoctorJo。“
Heshookhandskindly，butlookedasifsomethingdidnotpleasehim。Whentheygotintothehall，JoaskedLaurieifshehadsaidsomethingamiss。Heshookhishead。
“No，itwasme。Hedoesn’tliketohearmeplay。“
“Whynot？“