P.—Skoller.
S.—No.
P.—Skollar.
S.—No.
P.—That’s the way I always spelt it, and I’ll bet a dollar that’s the way to spell it.
S.—That’s a bet.
P.—How shall we decide it?
S.—Have you got a dictionary?
P.—Yes. (Examines it.) Well, I declare, you have won the dollar. What a curious way to spell scholar, to put ch for k. Mr. Branch: who invented language?
S.—The Egyptians.