DISADVANTAGE OF RESEMBLING A CELEBRITY
She. “Oh, how do you do, dear Mr. Lyon. Have you forgiven me for cutting you at Mrs. Leo Hunter’s last night? I was actually stupid enough to take you for that horrid bore, Mr. Tetterby Thompson, whom you’re said to be so like. It’s a horrid libel—you’re not like him a bit.”
He. “A—a—I wasn’t at Mrs. Leo Hunter’s last night—a—a—a—and my name is Tetterby Thompson!”
SPEECHES TO BE LIVED DOWN—IF POSSIBLE
Digby. “I had hoped for the pleasure of taking you down to supper, Mrs. Masham!”