All truly gifted people are.

You know what Wilde says, 'Real industry is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.'" The prompt, "Who is Wilde ?" of the secretary did not disconcert him.

He had discovered that her ignorance was as unusual as her knowledge.
"Who is Wilde?
Oh, just a little bit of English literature.

Christian name of Oscar.

You'll come across him when you go shopping." A faint pucker appeared between the secretary's eye-brows.
"You are coming shopping, aren't you ?" asked Spence, faintly stressing the verb.
"I--want to." "That's settled then." The pucker grew more pronounced.