Boarding House Astronomy.

Tea talk at Weir.

E. (intelligently.) "What is the ring round Saturn?

G. (being helpful.) It is the disintegrated matter of the planet's moons.

S. A sort of dirt track.

D. Why do you want to talk about Saturn? Venus is much more interesting.

E. ft depends upon which Venus you mean.

S. He means the heavenly body of course.