"He believes he is!" said Mr. Boythorn. "He firmly believes it. So did his father, and his grandfather, and his great-grandfather!"
"Do you know," pursued Mr. Skimpole very unexpectedly to Mr. Boythorn, "it's agreeable to me to see a man of that sort."
"IS it!" said Mr. Boythorn.
"Say that he wants to patronize me," pursued Mr. Skimpole. "Very well! I don't object."

"He believes he is!" said Mr. Boythorn. "He firmly believes it!"
"Do you know," pursued Mr. Skimpole unexpectedly, "it's agreeable to me to see a man of that sort."
"Is it!" said Mr. Boythorn.
"Say that he wants to patronize me," pursued Mr. Skimpole. "Very well! I don't object."
