... the baby because we could get delivery sooner. The old lady was very much against smoking and took every opportunity of speaking against it. Seeing an old gentleman obviously enjoying his pipe, she couldn't resist telling him about the evils of tobacco ...

... l*iy A LADY who had given a special Christinas f\ dinner party met her doctor in the street the following day, and stopped to speak to him: I am sorry Doctor, she said, that you were not able 7^ to come to my dinner party last night, it would A have done ...

... child evacuees at the main railway termini, ticketed but calm. Mr. Quentin Reynolds should be brought back from America to speak the commentary of the film, which should be called Britain Can Take it Twice. He should say Only the useless, the helpless ...

... silence, said A hen The turn was over, and the orchestra was silent for a while. I say, said the conductor, leaning over to speak to his first violin, whatever key were you playing in Skeleton key, replied the violinist. Skeleton key What in the world ...

... the terror-stricken people in the theatre. Shame facedly, they sank back one by one into their seats. Slowly, as if about to speak, the man strode to where there was now an open avenue of exit. Then, without a moment's hesitation, he rushed for the door ...

... infants should be brought to the church punctually JL. at three o'clock. I The old vicar, who was deaf, thought the curate was speaking of the new hymn-books which had just been issued. He therefore added Any person not so provided can obtain one in the vestry ...

... city's public square. Why not he said It will give us shade in summer, shelter in winter and oppor tunity to the birds to speak for all of us. Compiled by Jay Jay ...

... to do something about it. I am representing the Count de Brileau, who wishes to seek satisfaction. The family honour, so to speak, is at stake. Her husband demanded Pierre, frowning. Do you mean a duel The Baron, still smiling, nodded. Madame insists ...

... names and disguises. At the drop of a hat, or the value of the pound, she can switch from one nationality to another, and she speaks twenty-seven languages like a native. The plans you have to retrieve are pasted to her skin, but, with her usual cunning, ...

... years when you are only thirty-five now Overtime A politician made an inspection of a prison. After the tour he was asked to speak to the inmates. My fellow citizens, he started, addressing his audience. Then he remembered that when one goes to prison one ...

... packed his pipe with a brand of tobacco which smoked just like the advertisement. It was all too much for him, poor chap. Speaking at a dinner he gave a compe tent talk on the international situation, and one of his most fascinated listeners was a gentleman ...

... its tollgate, gave access to all the latest novelties from America dodgems, fruit machines, test-your- strength machines, I speak your weight machines, automatic palmists, and mutoscopes marked Adults Only and What the Butler Saw. (That particular butler ...