I know in my own case that I very often find myself--ah--skimping, so to speak; I mean going over a thing without really getting the--ah--the meat out of it.

I'm almost certain that if you really settled your mind on this, Edwards, that you'd get along very well with it.

Suppose now that you give twice as much time to it to-night as you usually do.

If some other study must suffer, why, let it be your French and I will let you by to-morrow if you aren't well prepared.

And--ah--I wish when you've been over this you'd come down and let me--ah--go over it with you lightly.