The Twin Muddletons (both claiming the dance, after much argument, simultaneously). “Well, we leave it to you, Miss Brown. You must know whom you gave this dance to!”
[Miss Brown, never having seen them before this, her first ball, and quite unable to tell t’other from which, has no views on the question.
Miss Griffin. “I’m sure it must be Mrs. Jones’s fault that she can’t manage Mabel. The child is most affectionate.”
Polite Visitor (eager to agree). “Yes, the way she gets on with you shows that!”
MAY FAIR NURSERY RHYMES
(For the Children of “Smart People”)