ANY EXCUSE BETTER THAN NONE.
Cautious Customer. "But if he's a Young Horse, why do his Knees bend so?"
Dealer (reassuringly). "Ah, Sir, the poor Hanimal 'as been living in a Stable as was too low for 'im, and 'es 'ad to Stoop!"
"Wanted a Word!"—Lord Bury wants a word to express electric action. Anything Lord Bury deals with should be of grave import. Attempting to find a new verb is quite an undertaking—to Bury. How would "bury" do? "We buried him;" meaning, "we electrified him." "We went along Bury well;" meaning, "the progress caused by electricity was satisfactory." "We 'Buried along' at a great rate," and so forth.