Advantages included "constant companion and a friend in old age ... better than a dog anyhow", against points such as "less money for books" and "terrible loss of time."
As vantaxes incluían "un compañeiro constante e un amigo na vellez ... mellor ca un can de calquera xeito" e entre as desvantaxes "menos cartos para libros" e "terrible perda de tempo.".