Encyclopedia Salesman and Woman in “Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century”

Burglar! [rings again] Burglar!

Yes?

Burglar, madam.

What do you want?

I want to come in and steal a few things, madam.

Are you an encyclopaedia salesman?

No madam, I'm a burglar, I burgle people.

I think you're an encyclopaedia salesman.

Oh I'm not, open the door, let me in please.

If I let you in you'll sell me encyclopaedias.

I won't, madam. I just want to come in and ransack the flat. Honestly.

Promise? No encyclopaedias?

None at all.

All right. [she opens door] You'd better come in then.

Mind you, I don't know whether you've really considered the advantages of owning a really fine set of modern encyclopaedias... You know, they can really do you wonders.