S. L. It puts me in such an awkward position. Really, I should take it as a personal favour if you'd let me pay.
F. L. No, no. No, no. This is my affair. I asked you.
S. L. I asked you first.
F. L. No, no. No, no. Come along. Here's your sovereign.
S. L. Well, I consent, but under protest. Next time you really lunch with me.
F. L. Right-o. I'd love to.
"Lines of an alliterative character will occur to anyone who has read much poetry. There is a notable example in Shelley's 'Skylark.'
'Singing still dost roar, and roaring ever singest.'"
Dublin Sunday Independent.
A man we know does this much better than any skylark.