Manager."But, my dear Sir, you don't seem to have the physique for an engagement of this kind!"Applicant."That's just it. You see, I've been rather run down for some time, and my doctor advised me to take a turn or two in the arena for the sake of my health."
Manager."But, my dear Sir, you don't seem to have the physique for an engagement of this kind!"
Applicant."That's just it. You see, I've been rather run down for some time, and my doctor advised me to take a turn or two in the arena for the sake of my health."
"By road it is vastly different: there is an 80 mile sand desert to negotiate, and hundreds of miles of rutty roads and rocky bush tracks to drive over; yet Mr. Murray Aunger, of Adelaide, averaged 38 hours per mile from capital to capital."—Advt.
"By road it is vastly different: there is an 80 mile sand desert to negotiate, and hundreds of miles of rutty roads and rocky bush tracks to drive over; yet Mr. Murray Aunger, of Adelaide, averaged 38 hours per mile from capital to capital."—Advt.
If it wasn't for the chance of being photographed we should always prefer to walk this bit.
"'I am,' he answered in rather indifferent English.""Derby Advertiser" feuilleton.
"'I am,' he answered in rather indifferent English."
"Derby Advertiser" feuilleton.
Very indifferent, we call it. How much better if he could have answered, "Your statement of the position is not wholly unwarranted by the facts," or something snappy like that.