that's very nice of you. thank you. ah, won't you sit down? no, thank you. i take it black. like my men. well, it really wasn't a vacation. you see, i'm a teacher in the new york city school system, and i was attending a seminar on visual aids to education. are you from l.a.? well, after a thing like that you wouldn't be expected to. well, i'm afraid that's a question that's all too easy to answer. i wish i could fool myself into believing that that's the reason. the truth of the matter is, nobody ever asked me. mine's eleanor. eleanor schiff. no. i'm all alone. that's a very nice compliment, and i'd like to say that. you've done the same for me.