The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 45
The True Reason
The True Reason.
"Well, sir, what is the matter with you?"
"Indigestion, sir."
"Put out your tongue, sir. Do you take ale or porter?"
"Yes, sir. Just a glass with my dinner, and one with my supper."
"H'm! Do you take wine?"
"Very little, sir—very little—very little indeed, sir. A glass now and then."
"Why do you take it?"
"Oh, doctor, I take it because it does me good."
"You lie, sir!—you lie! You take it because you like it"