[Fair enough. He doesn't doubt that there's a real name somewhere beneath the title, but everyone is entitled to their privacy if they wish. And it's not like he would know a false one given in place of a true name — just 'Doctor' is more honest, in that sense.]
Perhaps, but only if the tea and cake are worth a very good story.
[Is the story of how he came to value the learning he once took for granted that good? Maybe, maybe not, but he's sufficiently accustomed to staying quiet about his past that the cake would have to be absolutely excellent.]
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Perhaps, but only if the tea and cake are worth a very good story.
[Is the story of how he came to value the learning he once took for granted that good? Maybe, maybe not, but he's sufficiently accustomed to staying quiet about his past that the cake would have to be absolutely excellent.]