[That's all the reminder Paul needs to rally. He breaks back into a warm grin, nodding slightly but with real enthusiasm.]
That's right. 'Pity the man who knows everything, for he has nothing left to learn', or so it goes.
[He's usually the first to tell people ignorance isn't a shortcoming, so long as you seek to correct it. It's a principle that applies to the matter of birds as surgeons and the straining of rice in equal measure.]
It does make me feel better. You're a gracious guest, my lady Ruby. [He's going to bow again. He's like that.] And I'm a monopolizing host. I should let you get back to the rest of the mingling, while I pretend I'm not looking up 'bird doctor' on my Omni.
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That's right. 'Pity the man who knows everything, for he has nothing left to learn', or so it goes.
[He's usually the first to tell people ignorance isn't a shortcoming, so long as you seek to correct it. It's a principle that applies to the matter of birds as surgeons and the straining of rice in equal measure.]
It does make me feel better. You're a gracious guest, my lady Ruby. [He's going to bow again. He's like that.] And I'm a monopolizing host. I should let you get back to the rest of the mingling, while I pretend I'm not looking up 'bird doctor' on my Omni.