THE CLIMAX

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 36, 5 September 1907, Page 37

THE CLIMAX

' Beg pardon, sir,' said the man in the suit of -faded black, ' but are you carrying all the life insurance you want ? ' ' ( Yes, sir,' answered the iran at the desk, • I am.' ' Can I interest you in' a morocco-bound edition of • the works of William Makepeace Thackeray ? ' ' You could not:' ' Don't you want a germ-proof filter at your house?' ' I do not.' ' Would you be inclined to consider a- good secondhand typewriter if you could get it cheap ? ' ' I „ have no use for a typewriter.' ' Just so. . Would an offer to supply you' with first-class imported Havana cigars at £2 a hundred appeal to you ? ' ' Not a pennyworth.' ' How would a proposition to sell you a Century 4 Dictionary, slightly shelf-worn, for only £7 10s strike you ? ' 'It wouldn't come within forty miles of hitting; me. ° ' That being the case,' said the caller, ' would you be willing to buy a twopenny box of boot polish just to get rid of me ? ' - 1 Great Scott ! Yes.' . ' Thanks. • Good day.'