Mother. You mustn't speak like that of those ladies, it's very wrong. And how often have I told you not to say "beastly"?
Miss Tomboy. Well, they were rude. They called me a little cabbage (mon petit chou). The next time they do that I shall call them old French beans.
THE TOURIST SEASON. HOTEL BRIGANDAGE
DE GUSTIBUS——
I am an unadventurous man,