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(Not unpleasantly.) Absolutely! Well observed and those pannier pockets of the skirt and slightly pegtop effect are devised to suggest bunchiness of hip. A new purchase at some monster sale for which a gull has been mulcted. Meretricious finery to deceive the eye. Observe the attention to details of dustspecks. Never put on you tomorrow what you can wear today Parallax! (With a nervous twitch of his head.) Did you hear my brain go snap? Pollysyllabax!

(An elbow resting in a hand, a forefinger against his cheek.) She seems sad.

(Cynically, his weasel teeth bared yellow, draws down his left eye wilhwith [sic] a finger and barks hoarsely.) Hoax! Beware of the flapper and bogus mournful. Lily of the alley. All possess bachelor’s button discovered by Rualdus Columbus. Tumble her. Columble her. Chameleon. (More genially.) Well then, permit me to draw your attention to item number three. There is plenty of her visible to the naked eye. Observe the mass of oxygenated vegetable matter on her skull. What ho, she bumps! The ugly duckling of the party, longcasted and deep in keel.

(Regretfully.) When you come out without your gun.

We can do you all brands mlldmild [sic], medium and strong. Pay your money, take your choice. How happy caouldcould [sic] you be with either…

With?…

(His tongue upcurling.) Lyum! Look. Her beam is broad. SbeShe [sic] is coated with quite a considerable layer of fat. Obviously mammal in weight of bosom you remark that she has in front well to the fore two protuberances of very respectable dimensions, inclined to fall in the noonday soupplate, while on her rere lower down are two additional protuberances, suggestive of potent rectum and tumescent for palpation which leave nothing to be desired save compactness.