abouthowyoucametocomehereandwhatyouthinkofitfar’syou’vegot，andwhatyourviewsareoncertainpointsinthecreed。
Likewise，whoyourfolkswereandwhethertheywaswelloff，andafewthingslikethat。Thenthey’llwanttoseewhatkindofclothesyouwearand——“
“Whew！“Ellerywhistled。“You’reunfoldingapleasantprospectforme，Imustsay。AmIsupposedtobecatechizedonallofmyprivateaffairs？“
“Ofcourse！Aministerhasn’tgotanyprivateaffairs；he’sapubliccharacter。There！“shelaughed，asshepouredthecoffee，“Imustn’tdiscourageyou。Butdon’tyouseethateverymother’sson——and，forthatmatter，everydaughterandchildren’schilduntothethirdandfourthgeneration——feelthat，solongastheypaypewrentorputacentinthecollection，theyownashareinyou。Andwealwayskeepawatchonourinvestmentsdownthisway。That’stheYankeeshrewdnessyoureadsomuchabout，Iguess。“
Theministerabsentlyplayedwithhisspoon。