Bishop. It was reported in our Diocesan Magazine.
Mrs. R. Haslam. And yet, my dear Bishop, I have more than once felt it my duty to criticise the Church rather sharply in my work.
Bishop. I know, I know. We bow the head, we kiss the rod.
Mrs. R. Haslam. In my new novel I am back in politics again. Have you seen it yet?
Bishop. No, not yet. But I have already ordered it from Boot's.
Mrs. R. Haslam. Boot's?
Bishop. Yes, the cash chemists. I find their circulating library the most economical of all. And I have to be particular. As you know, I publish every year a detailed account of all my expenditure, personal and otherwise, and too large a sum for books might be misconstrued as self-indulgence, especially in a bachelor.
Mrs. R. Haslam. Ah, yes. (Handing him a book.) Here is a copy.
Bishop. Pretty cover.