Dr. Herd. (to himself). I'm turning into a regular old troll now—but I can't help myself. After all, I am only an elderly Norwegian. We are made like that.... Rainbow powders—real rainbow powders! With Hilda.... Oh, to have the joy of life once more!
[Takes his temperature again as Curtain falls.
PROFESSOR WHITEWASH'S GUIDE TO HISTORY.
Question. Who was William the Conqueror? Answer. The Managing Director of an Exploration Company composed of the most respectable shareholders.
The Professor.
Q. William Rufus, Henry the First and Richard the First?
A. Rufus, a worthy son of a worthy father; Henry, a scholar, who strongly objected to over-cramming; and Richard, a mild-mannered man, who modestly shrank from canonisation.
Q. And what do you know about King John?