Ye'd better learn a few biographical details, which ye've maybe forgotten.

Ye're an Edinburgh man, but ye were some years in London, which explains the way ye speak.

Ye bide at 6, Russell Street, off the Meadows, and ye're an elder in the Nethergate U.F.Kirk.

Have ye ony special taste ye could lead the crack on to, if ye're engaged in conversation ?' I suggested the English classics.
'And very suitable.

Ye can try poalitics, too.