My wife remarked, “I fear, a snub,”

The Doctor, “Madam, never fear,”

“’Tis hard, Ma’am, in so young a cub

To say.” Then Nurse, “A cub! a Dear!”

The Glove.

“’Twere meet you tied the knocker up,”

The Doctor laughed, and said, “Good-bye.

And till you drown that yelping pup

Your lady will not close an eye.”

Then round I sauntered to the mews,