“Hook it!”

“Give me a cigarette.”

“Mary!” her sister called.

“Quick! ’cos of Ita.”

“Mary Mant.”

Miss Mant tossed disdainfully an ultra large and “pasty”-faced head.

“Why must you insult me, Ita?” she bitterly asked. “You know I’m Miss Iris.”

“I know you’re Miss Mant.”

“No, I’m not.”

“Yes, you are.”