A Suggestive Question
DOUGLAS JERROLD, discussing one day with Mr. Selby, the vexed question
of adapting dramatic pieces from the French, that gentleman insisted
upon claiming some of his characters as strictly original creations. Do
you remember my Baroness in Ask no Questions? said Mr. S. Yes,
indeed. I don't think I ever saw a piece of yours without being struck
by your barrenness, was the retort.