NIGHTMARE ABBEY.
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THE HONORABLE MR. LISTLESS.
So it was. Seven months ago. You see, Mr. Larynx; you see, sir. My nerves, Miss O'Carroll, my nerves are shattered. I have been advised to try Bath. Some of the faculty recommend Cheltenham. I think of trying both, as the seasons don't clash. The season, you know, Mr. Larynx—the season, Miss O'Carroll—the season is every thing.
MARIONETTA.
And health is something. N'est-ce pas, Mr. Larynx?
THE REVEREND MR. LARYNX.
Most assuredly, Miss O'Carroll. For, however reasoners may dispute about the summum bonum, none of them will deny that a very good dinner is a very good thing: and what is a good dinner without a
