The Letter from Yesterday

Yes, today. Big pardon, Miss, but do you happen to have any material at all dealing with this? If you please.

Huh? What's that? Will you please lower your voice? But I... And then you might read the sign over there. Or shall I read it for you? Absolute quiet required in this library. Mm-bye, but you read beautifully.

But I wonder if... Will you please lower your voice? Oh, oh, sure. Eh, I mean... Oh, sure, sure. I'll be more than happy to help you. But you simply can't disturb the obvious here in the library.

I see. Well, I'm terribly sorry. Uh, excuse me, everyone. I didn't mean to disturb you, folks. Please, please, please be quiet. Well, good heavens, ma'am, I just wanted to apologize. That's quite unnecessary. Now, may I help you?

Well, I hope you can. I'm looking for some literature on hydro-kinetics. Um, don't suppose a big library like this would have anything like that, though. You're a stranger in Jackson City, aren't you? That's right. How did you know?

I know most of the people in town. And besides, folks who live here never refer to the townist having a hiccribrary. Oh, now look. No offense intended. But after all, I don't expect too much from a two before place that probably doesn't have much more to offer than the encyclopedia and a couple of copies of the rover boys.

You said you wish to see something on hydrokinetics. That's right. Hydrokinetics is a branch of kinetics, which relates to liquids. Ah, you see, Kinetics is the branch of dynamics. Do you wish to read Kendall, Johnson, Abernathy, or Sandeen on the subject?