“THE OXFORD LOOKING-GLASS.
No. I.
“Some Reflections. By Maurice Avery.
“What are you reflecting on, Mossy?”
“Oh, politics,” said Maurice lightly, “and other things.”
“My god, he’ll be Prime Minister next week,” said Cuffe.
“Socrates at Balliol. By Guy Hazlewood.
“And just about where he ought to have been,” commented Lonsdale. “Oh, listen to this! Whoo-oop!
“The Failure of the Modern Illustrator.
“But wait a minute, who do you think it’s by? C. St. C. Wedderburn! Jolly old Wedders! The Failure of the Modern Illustrator. Wedders! My god, I shall cat with laughing. Wedders! A bee-luddy author.”
“Sconce Mr. Lonsdale, please,” said Wedderburn, turning gravely to the recorder by his chair.
“What, half a crown for not really saying bloody?” Lonsdale protested.