'That man is heavily weighed,' one man observed. 'You are quite right; there is no such word as weighted.'
'He has thrived on it,' some one assured him. 'The people among whom he has thrived cannot be very particular.'
People were very fond of calling it at-one-ment. 'Yes, all right,' he would say; 'I know what it means.'
Mention being made of a black-hen, he supposed that would be the female of the grey-cock.
Some one said he had been eating sparrowgrass. 'You'll be trying groundsel next,' was his comment.
But enough of Socrates. Shall we have another match on the old lines? I will give you nothing but first-rate ones. Have your eyes open. You will surely be able to do it now, after hearing such a list of them.
Pur. I am by no means so sure of that. Proceed, however.
Ly. Not sure? well, but here you have the door broad open.
Pur. Say on.