BIRDS OF ILL OMEN.
MR. PUNCH. "ONLY GOT HIM IN THE TAIL, SIR."
THE MAN FROM WHITEHALL. "YES, BUT I MEAN TO GET THE NEXT ONE IN THE NECK."
Mistress. "I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO ECONOMISE THE FOOD."
Cook. "OH, YES'M. WE'VE PUT THE CAT ON MILK-AN'-WATER."