He's about to argue about who would punish them – though he would call it debate – when the exclamation comes. As soon as he hears the title of the book, he snatches it out of the librarian's hands. "I am more than happy to relieve you of this 'boring history book,' as you so crudely put it. This is a tome of unparalleled value, both because of its understandability and its contents."