Wondered vaguely what her name was,

If she ever lost her temper,

How she kept her hands so lovely,

How on earth she put her cap on.

Soon there came a solemn conclave

Round the bed of Tiadatha,

Which discussed if it should send him

To the X-Rays or the Theatre

(Ghastly irony “the Theatre”).

Starved him for a day and sent him