We warned him to be careful on the boat going out.
"Yes, I know," said H—— (who is in love with P——).
"My brother had a dose of moonlight on board a boat when he sailed and he's been happy ever since."
P.: "How romantic!"
H.: "A great passion!"
"The only difference," I interjected in a sombre monotone, "between a passion and a caprice is that the caprice lasts a little longer."
"Sounds like a book," She said in contempt.
It was—Oscar Wilde!
P—— insisted on my taking a biscuit. "Don't mind me," she said. "Just think I'm a waitress and take no notice at all."
H.: "Humph! I never see him taking no notice of a waitress."