I decide to risk it.
"Oh, but of course! I mean--THACKERAY! When I said MEREDITH I was
thinking of the _others_. But THACKERAY--I mean THACKERAY _is_--
er--" (_I've forgotten his name for the moment and go on hastily_) I
mean--er--THACKERAY, obviously."
He shakes me by the hand. I am his friend.
But this conversation only takes place in my more hopeful moments. In
my less hopeful ones I see myself going into the country for quite a
long time.
A.A.M.
* * * * *
ANOTHER IMPENDING APOLOGY.
"The book contains a portrait of the author and several other
quaint illustrations."--_Daily Paper_.
* * * * *
"Miss Leitch played delightful golf up to the hole, but when
once she had arrived there the result was almost ludicrous, as
she could not hit the ball truly with her puttee."--_Evening
Paper_.
Personally we have always found this an ineffective weapon.
* * * * *
ROYAL ACADEMY-SECOND DEPRESSIONS.
[Illustration: IN THE DAYS OF AULD LANGSIDE.
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