First W. I. M. What do you say to Stockport then?
Second W. I. M. And what do you say to Walsham and Hexall, and all the rest of them? (At the suggestion of the Average Man, they abandon this fiery debate. A pause.)
Inquirer. Who's Speaker now?
First W. I. M. Sir Robert Peel.
Inquirer. Will he be there to-night?
First W. I. M. Of course he will. He's got to be there.
Inquirer. But then what does the Chairman of Committee do?
First W. I. M. Oh, ah,—um, let me see; the Chairman of Committee does—— (Brightly.) He's only appointed, you know, when they want a Committee about something.
Second W. I. M. I fancy he has to read the Bills.
First W. I. M. (gathering assurance as he proceeds). Not when they're read a first time. Somebody else does that—I forget what they call him. The Chairman reads 'em a second time, and takes 'em up to the House of Lords.