"Didn't I tell you he was a fine boy?"

"A fine boy, indeed."

"Oh, he's so polite!"

Obviously these ladies aren't shy in any way, shape, or form.

"Well, we're very pleased to have you, Josiah."

"Yes, we value our education here in Green Lake."

"Indeed we do. It's always a pleasure to have a fellow academic with us."

Yes, it's all obviously for the children.

And the children are our future.

"Tell me, Josiah," Mrs. Tennyson begins. "How does a fine young man such as yourself find the time and the freedom to make such an arduous trip to visit us simple folk in Green Lake?"