“Noblesse Oblige.”—Old Friend. “Hullo, Dick? How are you? I wish you’d come and dine with me to-night. But now you’re a lord, I suppose I mustn’t call you Dick any longer, or even ask you to dinner?”
Noble Earl (who has just come into his title). “Lord be blowed! Lend me a fiver, and you may call me what you like—and I’ll dine with you into the bargain!”
Little Dobbs (who is a good dancer, but has let his partner down with a crash). “That was my very first accident. Will you give me a dance?”
She (majestically). “Certainly, with pleasure. I never let a man down in my life!”
He (who has failed to catch his companion’s name, and wishes to find it out indirectly). “By the way, how do you spell your name?”