THE BANKRUPT BRAVOS.
SCENE: Vienna, between the Sittings of the Conference.
SULTAN. "IT'S TIME WE GOT SOME MORE MONEY OUT OF WILLIAM. HE SEEMS TO THINK HE'S DOING ALL THE FRIGHTFULNESS. HE FORGETS THAT I'M KNOWN AS THE 'TERRIBLE TURK.'"
FERDINAND. "YES: AND THEY CALL ME 'FERDIE THE FEARFUL.'"
[The latter title has recently been conferred upon the TSAR of Bulgaria by his subjects in recognition of his continued absence from Sofia since the bombing of his palace.]
G.O.C. "WELL, MY MAN, WHAT ARE YOU IN CIVILIAN LIFE?"
Dejected Private. "PROFESSOR OF GREEK HISTORY AT ONE OF THE UNIVERSITIES, SIR."