The Speaker. I call on the Attorney-General to resume his speech.
[Ineffectual search, made all about the Rosary for the Attorney-General.
An Irish Member. Try the Switch-Back Railway.
[Laughter, and cries of "There isn't one!"
Another Member thought that very probably the learned Gentleman had looked in behind the scenes at the Open-air Ballet.
[More Laughter.
The Member for the Tower Hamlets (resuming the discussion) proceeded to dilate on the necessity of more communications being established between the North and South banks of the River, in any scheme for Municipal Reform, and alluding to the Tower Bridge erected in the grounds, remarked that of course Members knew that in half-an-hour the time would have arrived for it to be illuminated, and for the "Fire-Portraits of Mr. Parnell and all his followers" to be lighted (general cheering), and he therefore moved, as a matter of urgent public importance, that the House do now adjourn, especially as he had felt a few drops of rain, and had forgotten to bring his umbrella.
The Speaker. Those who are in favour of adjournment say "Aye." (No response.) Those who are against it——why, bless me, there's nobody left! Even the Sergeant-at-Arms has gone off to see the ballet! How Unparliamentary! Surely those figures coming down the toboggan-slide can't be Mr. Gladstone and Sir William Harcourt, racing Mr. Smith and the Home Secretary? Why, I believe it is so. How exciting it looks! Well, this adjourning at nine o'clock is much nicer, after all, than the old late hours. Al fresco sittings rather a success. Feel rather all-frisky myself. Think I'll go off and try a toboggan.
[Left sliding.