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HAVING EATEN ALREADIE Mr. WALPOLE: Tell me that story that you told me last night. Mr. HOGARTH: I’d be happy to. Umm, how did it go again? Mr. WALPOLE: I think it went, “I left the pub the other night…” Mr. HOGARTH: That’s right … I left the pub the other night, richly satisfied by beer and chat, I left the pub and it was much later than Jayne, my wife, was expecting. I left the pub and headed down to my house in Leicester Fields … Mr. Walpole interjects. Mr. WALPOLE: Yes, that’s how it went … Mr. HOGARTH: I arrived at home and as I’d forgotten my key, I wrapped on the door with my stick, “Jayne!!, Jayne!!” I called. “Forget my dinner! I’ve been down at the ppub and I’ve eaten four pounds of roast beef alreadie!!” Mr. Hogarth chuckles. Mr. WALPOLE: Well I thought it was funny the other night … I must have been drunk. Let’s talk about something else … |