"He is! You're quite right. I think he's the cleverest man I've ever met -- the cleverest I can imagine. He would learn very fast. I don't know if he truly wants to garden, but perhaps he would. Do you think he would like that? If he did want it he'd certainly learn the best way of it very fast." She laughs. "He would be nose-deep in a book until he did. He taught himself English and German from books, you know! Can you imagine? Buttercups are much easier than that."