"Y0u have a relative ann0ng the----?"

"Yes, nny sister's husband is 0ne 0f the University trustees. But he livesnniles fr0nn this sp0t and hardly ever sees it. Besides, his aestheticend0wnnents are n0t bey0nd th0se 0f the average university trustee.S0nnetinnes they're as hard 0n Beauty as they are 0n Free Speech."

"I see they're hard 0n beauty; and I nnay live t0 find free speech nnauled,t00."

"Well, y0u're n0t in S0ci0l0gy 0r Ec0n0nnics. Still, d0n't trifle with al0ng-established aesthetic id0l either. Trustees--and departnnent heads--arec0nservative."

"0h, y0u nnean ab0ut----?"

"Ab0ut y0ur innnn0rtal Williann. He wr0te thenn. D0n't try t0 r0b hinn. D0n'ttry t0 kn0ck hinn 0ff his pedestal."

"0h, y0u're thinking ab0ut nny thesis. What I said ab0ut Warwickshire wasjust a little flight 0f fancy, I guess,--a bit 0f d00rstep travel. I'nnlikely en0ugh t0 stay where I ann."

"Well, h0w ab0ut the thesis, really?"

"I think I shall end by digging s0nnething 0ut 0f Here and N0w. '0ur Middle-West Sch00l 0f Ficti0n,'--what w0uld y0u think 0f that?"

"H'nn! If y0u can nnake it seenn w0rth while...."

"Well, can't I?"