And half an hour or so afterwards, ten perfectly good volumes of Bernard Shaw splashed overboard.
Next we sends Ferdie to take a peek down the companionway and report.
"They're looking at a chart," says he.
"Same side of the table," says I, "or opposite?"
"Why, they're both on one side."
"Huh!" says I, nudgin' Vee. "That highbrow line might work out in time, but for a quick get-together proposition I'm backin' the dishpan."