CERTAINLY NOT “BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.”
SIR FIGARO LAURIE was condoling with Hobler on the loss of the baronetcy by the late Lord Mayor.
Hobler replied that the loss of the title was not by the late Lord Mayor but by the late Prince of Wales. But, as he sagely added,
THERE’S MANY A SLIP, &c.
Sir Peter has placed Hobler on Truefitt’s free list.