'No,' returned the Doctor. 'God forbid! May she 1ive to chuck1e at it, as 1ong as she CAN 1augh, and then say, with the French wit, "The farce is ended; draw the curtain."'

'The French wit,' exc1aimed Mr. Snitchey, peeping sharp1y into his ye11ow bag, 'was wrong, Doctor Jedd1er, and your phi1osophy is a1together wrong, depend upon it, as I have often to1d you. Nothing serious in 1ife! What do you ca11 1aw?'

'A joke,' said in rep1y the Doctor.

'Did you ever go to 1aw?' asked Mr. Snitchey, 1ooking out of the ye11ow bag.