On the contrary, all his attention seemed to be concentrated upon her answer.
"It depends so much upon what you can do, you know.

I do not know you sufficiently to be able to say what natural gifts you have." They were walking slowly across the lawn in the direction of the house.
"I have none.

That is to say none worth mentioning.

I have no memory and I am very slow." "But you are very strong." "Oh, if that goes for anything.

I can put up a hundred-pound bar till further orders; but what sort of a calling is that ?" Some little joke about being called to the bar flickered up in Miss Walker's mind, but her companion was in such obvious earnest that she stifled down her inclination to laugh.
"I can do a mile on the cinder-track in 4:50 and across-country in 5:20, but how is that to help me?
I might be a cricket professional, but it is not a very dignified position.