But for your own genius for autobiography I should never have heard of it." "That's odd, considering that you've made capital out of it ever since I knew you.

It supplied the point of all your witticisms that weren't failures.

I assure you your delicate humor was not lost on me." "Considering that I've known you for at least twenty years, those jokes must have worn a little--er--threadbare.

I'm extremely sorry for these--these breaches of etiquette.

I shall do my best to repair them.
That's a specimen of the thing you mean, I imagine ?" From sheer nervousness Louis did what was generally the best thing to do after any little squabble with Tyson.