THE DRINK QUESTION.
First Man. What rot it is to keep this tax on beer!
Second Man. Well, it's better than spirits, anyhow.
First Man. Of course you say that as you've got those shares in that Distillery Company.
Second Man. Well, you needn't talk, with your Allsopp Debentures.
First Man. Come to that, personally I take no interest in beer. It's poison to me.
Second Man. It's the finest drink in the world. I never touch spirits.
First Man. They're much more wholesome. I wonder what the Government will do about Local Veto and Compensation. I suppose, as I'm a Liberal——
Second Man. So am I. But I respect vested interests. Now, in theory, teetotalism, especially for the masses——
First Man. Waiter, bring me a whiskey and soda.
Second Man. And bring me a glass of bitter.
First Man. As for Wilfrid Lawson, he's an utter——
Second Man. Oh, Wilfrid Lawson! He's a downright——
[They drink—not Sir Wilfrid's health.