What's the use of knowing about everything?
Do leave the cameos, and come over here and sit down and talk and be comfortable!" "It's impossible for me to be comfortable," said Rufus.

"I've got Mr.Haye on my hands and I don't know what to do with him." "Mr.Herder!" -- Rose called out to him, -- "do come here and tell us about cameos, that we can sit down and be comfortable." Very good-humouredly the naturalist left Mr.Haye and came to them, and presently was deep in quartz and silica, and onyx and chalcedony, and all manner of stones that are precious.

He told all that Elizabeth wanted to know, and much more than she had dreamed of knowing.

Even Rose listened; and Rufus was eagerly attentive; and Elizabeth after she had asked questions as far as her knowledge allowed her to push them, sighed and wished she knew everything.
"Then you would be more wise than anybody, Miss Elisabet' -- you would be too wise.

The man who knows the most, knows that he knows little." "Is that your opinion of yourself, Mr.Herder ?" said Rufus.
"Certainly.