“And I should be very sorry, Sawyer, to create any disturbance in the street in which you reside,” said Mr. Gunter, “but I’m afraid I shall be under the necessity of alarming the neighbours by throwing the person who has just spoken, out o’ window.”
“What do you mean by that, sir?” inquired Mr. Noddy.
“What I say, sir,” replied Mr. Gunter.
“I should like to see you do it, sir,” said Mr. Noddy.
“You shall feel me do it in half a minute, sir,” replied Mr. Gunter.
“I request that you’ll favour me with your card, sir,” said Mr. Noddy.
“I’ll do nothing of the kind, sir,” replied Mr. Gunter.
“Why not, sir?” inquired Mr. Noddy.
“Because you’ll stick it up over your chimney-piece, and delude your visitors into the false belief that a gentleman has been to see you, sir,” replied Mr. Gunter.
“Sir, a friend of mine shall wait on you in the morning,” said Mr. Noddy.