Earl nods and explains "Because, Zane, as an educated person you should understand the literary, cultural and symbolic import of the Headless Horseman tale, a story within a story drawing from the very soul of North Eastern mythology. it is a tale about a grasping tutor seeking to better his station as if a woman were a rope ladder to his success....oh charm he had, but honor? Sincerity? No, a lesson was due... " And Earl relates, perhaps not putting the same priorities as Zara would as the high points but he does cover those high points