"Oh, it's you, is it?" said his wife, "You gave ne such a turn,"
"Ill give you something else if you don't shut your trap," said The Sparrow, lurching in. "Ill live you one helluva swipe across the beak."
"Oh dea said his wife, "you've been drinking again.
"Drinking?" shouted The Sparrow. "Drinking? ive been soaking. Whoopee!"
"Oh dear, oh dear," said his wife.
Oh dear, oh dear," mimicked The Sparrow.
"This terrible war," said his wife.
"It's not so bad," said The Sparrow.
"Not for you," said his wife, "spending half the night at the Treetops Club telling them that Gamelin ought to do."
"How do you know?" asked The Sparrow.
"You always know more about other people's business than your own," said his wife, "As a matter of fact," said The Sparrow, wagging a claw in her face, "I wasn't telling them what Gamelin ought to do. I was telling hem what Hitler's going to do."
"It's all the same," said his wife, "No, it isn't" said The Sparrow. w Yes, it is," s "I say it isn't," said The Sparrow.
"Ok, very well," said his wife, "Have it your iwn wa; s do," said The Sparrow, "and I al-wouldnt mind being left alone at night if you were doing something useful," said his wife, "Such as what?" asked The Sparrow.
"Well" said his wife, "there's that nice Mr. tobin Who's an air-raid warden."
"Nice Mr. Robin," shouted The Sparrow, "and 1 nice fool he looks with half a walnut shell ju his head. What does he think it is? A tin "You've no right to laugh at people who have answered the call" said his wife.
"I shall laugh at anybody I like," said The "EMS better than standi verid right," said his wife. DAL s better than standing at a bar putt: ie
"Somebody's ogt to put it right," said The arrow, "Well, it won't be you," said his wife, What's for me supper?" asked The Sparrow. "I don't know," said his wife. ware worms are burnt to a cinder," said his "You don't know?" shouted The Sparrow.
"So that's what I've come home to," said The Sparrow. "Burnt worms and a sourpuss." wig, Can't keep worms hot for ever," said his They can at the club," said The Sparrow. "This is not a club," said his wife.
"I'l say it isn't" said The Sparrow, "and it's 10t a home either."
"Oh!" sobbed his wife. one torch?" asked The Sparrow. seamed e Again in the blackout!
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—Gubbins in the "Sunday Express."
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