12 aAnd who has his own place in Malibu,
13 And who, if he so chose, could buy the entire building in which you reside on bRittenhouse Square,
14 And throw you and your cdog dHamlet out into the street.
15 Thereupon did the man turn pale and exclaim to Harry, "How did you know that my dog is named Hamlet?"
16 And then Harry waved his hand in dismissal of his feat, and said, You may as well ask how I knew what you were going to say before you said it,
17 Or how I knew that in speaking to you, I was not only addressing one of the great epseudo-intellectuals of Rittenhouse Square,
18 fBut one of the most ardent followers of my way.
19 Now run along, good sir,
20 And may your certainty remain with you all the days of your life.
21 And when the man had gone, the follower commanding the camera crew turned to Harry in wonder and said, g"How did you know that the dog's name was Hamlet? Truly this has been a marvel to behold."
22 But Harry just threw back his head and laughed, saying, I could claim that I have 20-10 vision into the souls of men,
23 But I know that it would make you more comfortable if I said that I have 20-10 vision into the collars of dogs,
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24 Where if you seek with all your heart, you can usually find a nameplate.
25 But when the film was developed, it was impossible to see if there was a nameplate on the collar or not, since it was ringed all the way around with fearsome spikes, and no tags hung at the dog's throat.
26 And so it happened that the follower again asked Harry about the collar,
27 But this time Harry said shortly, That is history now,
28 And you can make up history from the present as easily as I can.
29 hFor is this not the principal gift of the education you paid so many dollars to obtain?
30 Let us speak no more of it,
31 And go have a drink instead.
CHAPTER 251 On another day, Harry was hanging out in Center City,
2 At a corner booth in a little bar on Sansom Street,
3 Where two businessmen were having lots of iwine with lunch,
4 Until their conversation grew very heated,
5 And they started shouting at each other,
6 About politics.
7 Thereupon, one of the men recognized Harry and said, "I have seen you before,
8 "And so I know that you will back me up,
9 "And tell this baboon that there is no point in all this jparanoia about Communism,
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