Yes, at eighty, he would! Not that I mean I think you might be tryin' to get the better of him, Virg.

You're a mighty close ole codger, but such a thing ain't in you.

What I mean: I hope there ain't any chance for the ole man to THINK you might be----" "Oh, no," Adams interrupted.

"As a matter of fact, I don't believe he'll ever think about it at all, and if he did he wouldn't have any real right to feel offended at me: the process I'm going to use is one I expect to change and improve a lot different from the one Campbell and I worked on for him." "Well, that's good," said Lohr.

"Of course you know what you're up to: you're old enough, God knows!" He laughed ruefully.