"You see, we don't run our business on the silent system."
Joe put on his hat and coat, with that perfect unconcern which always distinguished him.
"Good morning," he said, pocketing the note. "I say, I don't think much of telephones, do you?"
"Yes, it's a very clever invention."
"Ah! there's no accounting for taste."
With these words Joseph quitted the office, and took a walk in the City.
(From "Awful Stories," by permission of Messrs. Diprose & Bateman.)