BISHOP. You? . . .
MANSON. Yes--a long time ago, though: people have forgotten.
BISHOP. But, my dear brother, I am perfectly sure you never told
people to go to . . .
MANSON. Oh yes, quite frequently: it would shock you to learn the
language I really did use. Perhaps, under the circumstances, it
might be advisable to drop the subject at this point.
BISHOP [emphatically]. I most certainly agree with you there!
After all, it is a digression from the purpose for which we are
here! . . . Let me see, then: where were we? . . . Oh yes, I
remember-- Although, by the way, it was very ill-advised of you to
speak your mind so openly in that man's presence! However . . .
To resume our--how shall I call it ?--our--little understanding, eh?
MANSON. That describes it most accurately.
BISHOP. Now, you said, _Let's give as little, and grab as much as
we can_. Of course, that is a playful way of putting it; but
between ourselves, it expresses my sentiments exactly.
MANSON. I knew that when I said it.
BISHOP [delighted].
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