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_The Wife:_ "Really, my dear, you are awfully extravagant. Our neighbor,
Mr. Flint, is just twice as self-denying as you are."
_The Husband:_ "But he has just twice as much money to be self-denying
with."
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"Jacky, dear, your hands are frightfully dirty."
"Not 'frightfully,' mummy. A lot of that's shading."
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_The Ant:_ "Well, we've struck!"
_The Gnat:_ "What for?"
_The Ant:_ "Longer hours."
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_Effie:_ "George and I have been down-stairs in the dining-room, Mr.
Mitcham. We've been playing Husband and Wife!"
_Mr. Mitcham:_ "How did you do that, my dear?"
_Effie:_ "Why, Georgy sat at one end of the table, and I sat at the
other; and Georgy said, 'This food isn't fit to eat!' and I said, 'It's
all you'll get!' and Georgy said, 'Damn!' and I got up and left the
room!"
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