What in his mind no man can find
Four symbols will display;
But only one remains behind
If one we take away—
is solved by Bone.
29. The barber who had placed in his window the notice—
“What do you think
I will shave you for nothing and give you a drink”
explained, to the man who expected a free shave and a cool drink, that the interpretation was really this:—“What? Do you think I will shave you for nothing, and give you a drink?”
30. The curious Latin label—
GENUI NE JAM
A
ICARUM.
has no reference to Icarus, or to flying machines. Its proper place was on a cask of “Genuine Jamaica Rum.”