You squelch it—could you well do less?—
With an urbanity fine, ironic.
France is too chivalrous, too polite,
To back these crawlers, venomous, "varment"!—
But our Ambassador does quite right
To—brush them lightly from his garment.
A "Plucky" Answer.
Q. Who was Procrustes? What was the Bed of Procrustes?
A. He was an ancient philosopher who never would get up in the morning. Hence the word for a person who puts off or delays; viz., "One who Procrustinates."