ACCOMMODATING!
Stern Parent. Too fat for a page, you think, sir? Um! You see, sir, if so be you could wait a week or so, we could redooce him wery easy.
Cotton Lord (“coming” the noble patron). Haw—I was indooced to buy a little picture of yours, the other day, Stodge, haw——
Artist (who does not seem to see it). Lucky fellow!!
“NOBLESSE OBLIGE!”
Stodge (in answer to the reproachful look of his cabman). Well, it’s your right fare; you know that as well as I do!
Cabby. Oh! which I’m well aware o’ that, sir! But—(“more in sorrow than in anger”)—an’ you a artis’, sir!! [Gets another shilling!
