Pansies (Lawrence)/What Is He?

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WHAT IS HE?
What is he?—A man, of course. ​Yes, but what does he do?—He lives and is a man.Oh quite! But he must work. He must have a job of some sort.—Why?Because obviously he's not one of the leisured classes.—I don't know. He has lots of leisure. And he makes quite beautiful chairs.—There you are then! He's a cabinet maker.—No no!Anyhow a carpenter and joiner.—Not at all.But you said so.—What did I say?That he made chairs, and was a joiner and carpenter.—I said he made chairs, but I did not say he was a carpenter.All right then, he's just an amateur.—Perhaps! Would you say a thrush was a professional flautist, or just an amateur?—I'd say it was just a bird.—And I say he is just a man.All right! You always did quibble.
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