answer: #Person1# is buying lunch for Shirley and asking her about the idea of pursing post-education or PhD. Shirley suggests #Person1# separate the reality and dream of having a PhD since education is time-consuming and expensive. Also, there are limited job choices after graduation.
documents: #Person1#: Hey, Shirley! Want to join me for lunch. . . my treat! 
  #Person2#: Wow! Sure! 
  #Person1#: I must confess I have an ulterior motive for asking you to lunch. 
  #Person2#: Oh. . . . that's OK. . . . as long as you're buying! 
  #Person1#: I really want to pick your brain about something I've been thinking a lot about. 
  #Person2#: I'd love to help if I can. 
  #Person1#: Well, as you know, I have a Bachelor's degree in English literature and that's served me well so far, but I've always wanted to do some post-graduate work. . . maybe even get a Doctorate! 
  #Person2#: Wow! Just the idea of going back to school fills my head with pain. 
  #Person1#: But you have a Master's degree. . . hasn't that helped your career? 
  #Person2#: Yeah, I'd have to say it has. But I'm still paying for it, you know. 
  #Person1#: I know education is expensive, but it's been my lifelong dream. Call me crazy, but I've always wanted to have that PhD at the end of my name. 
  #Person2#: Well, getting a Doctorate degree would mean close to a decade of school. Can you afford that? Can you survive that? 
  #Person1#: I certainly can't afford it, but I'm sure I could find some good student loans. 
  #Person2#: I think you need to separate the dream of having a PhD from the reality of years of more schooling. It's not as romantic as you might think. 
  #Person1#: Yeah. . . . I keep thinking about what I'll do with a Master's or Doctorate. I love language but I don't think there are a lot of well-paying jobs out there for experts on Shakespeare. 
  #Person2#: Uh huh, that's for sure. You might find that your only career choice is teaching other graduate students.