Unnecessary.
Kapblok, the butcher’s man, is running, knife in hand, after Snugger’s dog, who has stolen a piece of meat out of his shop.
Snugger—“Kapblok, where are you running to with that knife?”
Kapblok—“Don’t you see the beast has got hold of a piece of the best beef?”
Snugger—“Is that all? Just put your knife back again; he never cuts his meat, he can worry it down well enough without that.”
“KAPBLOK, THE BUTCHER’S MAN.”
Janneke Snobs (on his grandfather’s birthday)—“Grandfather dear, I have come to wish you many happy returns of the day, and I hope you may live a long time this year!”