[imagining his house filled with people, he cups his face in awe]
Y-yes, guests, of course! It would be, wouldn't it? Oh, how exciting! I have never entertained before.
And... a study! Marvelous! A study, with a desk, and books, and a lamp that sits on the desk, and one of those large chairs with places to put one's arms when one is not writing important things! I wholeheartedly approve of this idea. Oh, why did I not think of it myself?