Who in their right mind counts the tiles on the floor when they go visiting a neighbor?

You have to figure that there is something seriously wrong with somebody who wants to enter a profession that deals with whether people are screwing enough. Dealing with spirits, spooks, and demons almost seemed normal.

It was at this time that I formed one of my own insights: it was strange how intelligent people, like Raffles, without being asked, freely spout off their insights and actually expect less intelligent people, like me, to be interested.

I have never been reduced to begging somebody to leave me alone, but in your case I’ll make an exception.