"My dear sir, I do not come in contact with every employe of the bank.

You forget that it is quite an immense institution." "It sure is," said Mr.Nicklestick.

"I'm thinking of transferring our account to your bank, Mr.Landover.

We've been banking with--" "I vas telling my vife at lunch," broke in Mr.Block, twitching his Hebraic nose emphatically,--"not that we could eat any lunch, by gracious, no!--I vas telling her I bet my boots dere ain't enough life-boats to get as much as half of us off safe in case something happens.

I counted up all the life-boats I could see, and ven I estimate the number of peoples on board, w'y, by gracious, the loss of life vould be frightful, gentlemen.