Now I can get up and chatter with the best of them.

I don't mean that I can make an eloquent speech or anything of that kind, but I can talk at a minute's notice on almost any subject." "I wish I could." "Oh, you can, after you've tried a few times.

Well, then, it's settled.

I'll propose you at the next meeting." "How lucky I am to have fallen in with you, Oscar." "I know what you mean.

I'm your guide, philosopher, and friend, and all that sort of thing.