Police Constable. "I heard an unusual sound, Sir."
THE DOUBLE CURE.
"The hair," said the assistant, "is very thick."
"If you refer to mine," I replied, "it is frightfully thick."
He looked at it reflectively. "It is very thick," he said; "very thick," and he jabbed the comb into it.
"On the other hand," I pointed out, "my skull is very thin."
"Yes, Sir."
"And the comb is very sharp."
He apologized, pulled the comb out, and jabbed it back not quite so severely.