I'd Love To, But I Can't

	Hey Ben! Come and join us.
		I can't.
	Where are you going ?
		To the library.
	On a day like this ?
		I'm afraid so.
	Can this be true, Linda ? Is this the good friend we know and love...? Is this the man who once said: 'An hour in good company is worth a thousand books ?'
		Ben, I don't recognize you. Where is your joy, your love of life, your taste for adventure ?
	We need you, Ben. We need someone to talk to us intelligently while we eat strawberries and drink champagne.
		Oh, shut up !
All	Come and join us. Come on, Ben.
		I'd love to, but I really can't. I've got my exams next month.
	So has Linda. So has Nick.
		Ah, but a genius like Nick, doesn't have to revise.
	Exactly.