Emery Wentworth Meets Lord G--------

Today I invited Lord G------ to dinner, followed by coffee and cake in the parlour.

"I trust the coq au vin was to your lordship's liking?"

"Delectable!"

"And Lady G---- is in good health?"

"Fit as a fiddle!"

"And how, dare I inquire, was yesterday's debate?"

"Usual snore-fest.  Bunch of codgers quibbling about how to make themselves richer.  Tuppy lost his wig, but found it on his head.  I suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on another nuclear power.  Don't think they even reported it in this country."
 

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