But you have been educated in England ?" "Partly." "I am glad it is only partly," remarked Heliobas.

"If it had been entirely, your improvisations would have had no chance.

In fact you never would have improvised.

You would have played the piano like poor mechanical Arabella Goddard.

As it is, there is some hope of originality in you--you need not be one of the rank and file unless you choose." "I do not choose," I said.
"Well, but you must take the consequences, and they are bitter.