"If you're going to take me someplace that peddles in pointless picture books, I must decline. I'm a busy man and I have no time for such frivolities. Besides, my schedule is presently booked solid. Research, you see.

"Your mother might have the right idea. While I can appreciate a good display of showmanship and bombast, this still sounds spectacularly pointless. Do you busy yourself exclusively with funny books and needless trivia?"