"What on earth is a club for if it isn't to enable men to get away from their wives once in a while?
When do people go to clubs?
When they are on their way home--that's when; and the more a man's at home in his club, the less he's at home when he's at home.

I suppose you'll be suggesting a children's day next, and after that a parrot's or a canary-bird's day." "I had no idea you were such a woman-hater," said Raleigh, in astonishment.

"What's the matter?
Were you ever disappointed in love ?" "I?
How absurd!" retorted Confucius, reddening.

"The idea of _my_ ever being disappointed in love! I never met the woman who could bring me to my knees, although I was married in the other world.

What became of Mrs.
C.I never inquired.