They never know anything about things like architecture, for instance.

That house is about as bum a house as any house I ever saw!" "Why ?" "Why ?" George repeated.

"Did you ask me why ?" "Yes." "Well, for one thing--" he paused--"for one thing--well, just look at it! I shouldn't think you'd have to do any more than look at it if you'd ever given any attention to architecture." "What is the matter with its architecture, Mr.Minafer ?" "Well, it's this way," said George.

"It's like this.

Well, for instance, that house--well, it was built like a town house." He spoke of it in the past tense, because they had now left it far behind them--a human habit of curious significance.