Average Man. You'll both lose. It was neither.
First W. I. M., Second W. I. M. (together). Bosh! That's impossible.
Average Man. It's a fact.
First W. I. M. (triumphant). Well, how do you account for his not being there now?
Average Man. He is there.
First W. I. M. He isn't. Lord Cromer's there. Here it is. (Producing Times.) "Lord Cromer has protested in person." So come!
Average Man. All right. I know all that. Only, unfortunately, they're one and the same person.
First W. I. M., Second W. I. M. (together). Oh, I daresay; and you think we're going to swallow that. You tell that to your Grandmother! [Both remain absolutely unconvinced.
Inquirer. But what's this about the French? What have they got to do with it?
Second W. I. M. Oh, they've got their fingers in every pie; always making mischief.