What tickles my wish-bone is what I can see for myself on their silly faces, half of 'em trying to look as if they know how it's done and the other half all grins.

I did tricks for a Scotchman once, who got so angry I thought he'd hit me; he said, what I did was impossible, so I did it again and he still said it was impossible, and he ended by calling me a 'puir dementit men.' That was my apogee; I've never reached that height since, not even when I first made a camel say prayers at Abu Keen and the Arabs hailed me as a prophet! Bread's good, but it's better with the butter on it right side up!" "Not in this game, it isn't," answered Grim.

"If your bread seems smeared with butter that's a sure sign it's dangerous.

For God's sake, as long as you stay in the game with me don't play to the gallery, either of you! Let's order breakfast." It was the longest lecture and expression of opinion I had ever listened to from James Schuyler Grim, and though I've turned it over in my mind a great deal since, I can't discover anything but wisdom in it.

I believe he told Jeremy and me the secret of power that morning..