"Dow'r they teach you to salute in your company?" roared the major to Patrick Malone, who had passed him without raising his hand.
"Yes, sir," replied Pat.
"Then why didn't you salute?"
"Well, sir," Pat replied, "I didn't want to attract more attention than necessary cos I ain't supposed to be out without a pas Thrupenny Smoke Tut aiz-raid warden stopped a man who was walking along Piccadilly smoking an afterdinner cigar.
"Put out that cigar!" he said.
it isn't showing any light," objected the know that." replied th" warden. "It's the smell I'm worrying about. I'm afraid some of the boys will give the gas alarm."
Social Equ; Tue young recruit, remembering his mother's advice always to be polite, displayed his best manners in the mess by quietly asking, "Please pass the salt."
Several times he repeated the request, until at last. losing his patience, he bellowed: "Hi! Ain't none of you knock-kneed, hen-brained Perishers got enough manners to pass the salt?"
"Oh, crumbs!" said a quiet voice. "Why on earth couldn't you have said that at first? Ere—eatch!"
Disgrace Two house decorators were hard at work, and as they toiled they discussed the cause of all the bother.
"He's a fearful chap," said the paper-hanger. "Look at his cruelty to the Jews and now the replied the painter. "it's pretty bad, but, you know, something worse is bothering h, what's that?" t think whet a disgrace he is to our profession
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