No. 162. The Playful Monster. C. N. Kennedy.
No. 164. "Coming a Quiet Chuckle." Old Gentleman thinking over a good story, on which he calculates being asked out for the entire season. Percy Bigland.
No. 185. The Ferry. Charming! Ferry much so. G. H. Boughton, A.R.A.
No. 186. Dialogue overheard in front of this:—
He. Is that a portrait?
She. Yes; I think so.
He. Whose?
She (after referring to catalogue). George Lewis.
He (suddenly, after a pause). Who's George Lewis?!!!!!
What the reply was we don't know,—the question was too much for us, and we were caught in an attendant's arms, taken upstairs tenderly, and treated with care in the refreshment room. Who could imagine such ignorance possible in this "so-called Nineteenth Century!" "Who is George Lewis!" ... "Ask a policeman."
MR. PUNCH'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASES.
Journalistic Criticism.
"This piece must come off at once;" i.e., "I've got one which would just come in nicely, and could let 'em have it cheap."