Giulianic winced, for his bald head was his sore point, but then he added, with a forced smile:
"Come, let's have your riddle."
"Well, you ought to know what makes a man bald, if anyone does."
"Sorrow," answered the bald man.
"Rot, I say!"
"What is it, then?"
"The loss of hair, of course," and he poked Giulianic in the ribs.
"That was good, wasn't it, father-in-law?"
"Well, I don't see much of a joke in it," answered the host, snappishly.
"No; I didn't expect you would; that's the joke, you see." Then, turning to Ivanka, with a slight wink: "Now, here's one for you."
"Let's hear it."