The demon sits a-waking;

Look up above Whitehall—

E'en now, mayhap, he's taking

The Greatest Word of all;

From smiling folk aboard-ships

He ticks it off the reel:—

"An' may it please your Lordships,

A Fleet's put out o' Kiel!"


"Much indecision prevails as to what the value of sultanas will be in the near future."