STRAIGHT
No, no. This is the handkerchief flirtation. . . .
You see precisely what the subject of this particular point is because it is stated in unmistakable words.
STRAIGHT
. . .As soon as a pretty woman makes eyes at you, you put your hands in your pockets.
COMEDIAN
And hold on to your money.
Now this is a big laugh at every performance—a sure-fire laugh when it is well done. Note that it is the fourth line the comedian has after the specific point introduction, ". . .See—how to flirt with a handkerchief?" Now the line "Who wants to flirt with a handkerchief? I want to flirt with a woman," is not intended to be a real laugh-line. It serves as an audience settler, gives emphasis to the explanation of just what the book tells and helps to blend into the next line.
There's a first laugh on, "For ten cents." A bigger laugh comes on, "Run the other way." And the bigest—in this point-division— on the third laugh line "And hold on to your money."
2. Blending into the Following Point