Dick: O, behave! In my first act I—
Tom: Say, a fellow asked me to-day if he would have to take a course in a barber-school before he could shave ice at a soda-water counter.
Dick: O, behave! In the first act I have introduced a—
Tom: A piece of cheese.
Dick: Yes; a piece of cheese—no; nothing of the sort. The idea!
Tom: What’s the best way to catch a rat?
Dick: I suppose there are several ways. What is the best way to catch a rat?
Tom: Crawl in a pantry and smell like a piece of cheese.
Dick: Will you behave? I heard you had been speculating on the board of trade?
Tom: Yes; I was a speculator.