[There's a long pause, and Dirk could be forgiven for thinking that Arthur has given up talking. When he starts writing again, it's slow and more cursive, as if he's giving thought to his writing]

Look.

You don't know how lucky you are to have someone who says they'll be proud of you no matter what you do. Now, I'm not saying this is something to be taken advantage of, but given what I've seen of Professor Strider, I don't think you could disappoint him if you tried.