We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Doctor Drivel"
saying something like:

The whole country used to be grateful to have a single standard, where
they could hear their betters speak and aspire for their offspring to
have a decent education and be able to speak like that also.

Wow, such a sycophant. This one will make a good case study.

Will you sit down and be quiet, Drivel!
Listen to your elders and betters and you might learn something.