Tom [Corney, probably]: “He says in Progress and—”
Missus: “Shoo!”
Neighbour: “I think ‘Lookin’ Backwards’ is more—”
Missus: “Shoo! Shoo! Tom, can’t you see that fowl?”
Selector: “Now I think ‘Caesar’s Column’ is more likely—Just look at—”
Missus: “Shoo! Shoo!”
Selector: “Just look at the French Revolution.”
Corney: “Now, Henry George-”
Tom: “Marther! I seen a old-man kangaroo up on—”
Missus: “Shut up! Eat your dinner an’ hold your tongue. Carn’t you see someone’s speakin’?”