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64 “Why didn’t you wish us to be your neighbors?”

“I didn’t know that you were the right sort of people.”

“Are we the right sort?”

“The value of my land has almost been doubled.”

It is a pleasure to know that you approve of us on those grounds. Will the value of our land rise also, do you think? And why do you suppose we objected to you as a neighbor?”

“I cannot imagine.”

“The imagination can be cultivated, you know. Then tell me this: why do Kentuckians in this part of Kentucky think so much of themselves compared with the rest of the world?”

“Perhaps it’s because they are Virginians. There may be various reasons.”

“Do the people ever tell what the reasons are?”