What Do You Do?

What Do You Do?

E: Hello, how are you?

A: Good. And you?

E; Good. My name is Eliot.
And yours?

A: My name is Albert.

E: Yes, and what is it that you do, Albert?

A: You mean my occupation?
Because I DO many things.

E: Yes, your occupation.

A: I work at a patent office.

E: I see, that must be fascinating work.

A: It entertains my curiosity.

E: So, Albert the patent officer.
I now know who you are.

A: On the contrary my new acquaintance,
You know how I pay my bills;
It will take more than that to
Know who I am!

E: Right you are sir,
And indeed an interesting young man you are;
Farewell, it has been my pleasure.

A: Well, it has been no pleasure of mine
Answering your shallow, customary questions.
It is people like you
That make me want to hide away
With nothing but my scientific work.
Goodbye Eliot, sorry for my rudeness.

E: Do not worry. Goodbye Albert.