AMERICAN--You have noticed I suppose that the balance of
trade so far as your country and ours are concerned is still in
our favor
AMERICAN--"You have noticed, I suppose, that the balance of
trade, so far as your country and ours are concerned, is still in
our favor?"
ENGLISHMAN--"Nothing of the sort, sir. We exchange a worn-out
title for a beautiful American heiress almost every day in the
year."