"You be sure to tell him that; talk right up to him.

Be sure to say 'mere comedies.' It'll show him you know what's what.

And as a matter of fact, Kid, he's trying to do something worth while, right this minute, something serious.

That's why he's so interested in you." "Well, of course, that's different." He was glad to learn this of Baird.

He would take the man seriously if he tried to be serious, to do something fine and distinctive.
Baird here returned, looking grave.