“Oh, nothing, the English are all right, only—I—”
“What was it you said about them?”
“Oh, I only said they swallow well.”
“Swallow better than other people?”
“Oh, yes, the English swallow a good deal better than other people.”
“What is it they swallow best?”
“Oh, insults.” Another general laugh.
“Pretty hard to make ’em fight, ain’t it?”
“No, taint hard to make ’em fight.”
“Ain’t it, really?”