28/52 But they haven't got any of the Madagascar Liquid.' 'What is it? 'To doctor his own moustachios with, you know. There was a woman in the shop--elderly female--quite a Griffin--who had never even heard of it by name. "Begging pardon, sir," said the Griffin to Charley, "it's not--not--not ROUGE, is it ?" "Rouge," said Charley to the Griffin. "What the unmentionable to ears polite, do you think I want with rouge ?" "No offence, sir," said the Griffin; "we have it asked for by so many names, I thought it might be." Now that, my child,' continued Miss Mowcher, rubbing all the time as busily as ever, 'is another instance of the refreshing humbug I was speaking of. |