And have you followed his shameless advice ?" smilingly asked the huge man as he towered above the boy.
"No?
And to think of the opportunity you had, too.

Well, I am glad you had such respect for my dumb friends.

For they are my friends, each one of them," he continued, as he looked fondly at the filled shelves.

"Yes, I know them all, and love each for its own sake.

Take this little volume," and he picked up a little volume of Shakespeare.
"Why, we are the best of friends: we have travelled miles together--all over the world, as a matter of fact.