UTILE CUM DULCE.
Inquisitive Gent. "You will—a—Think me very Indiscreet—but I cannot help Wondering what this Elaborately-Carved and Curiously-Ramified Structure is for. Is it for Ornament only, or intended to Heat the House, or Something?"
Fastidious Host. "O, it's the Drains! I like to have 'em where I can Look after 'em myself. Pooty design, ain't it? Majolica, you know.... Have some Chicken?"