would I? I would not have shown you that they were of the same make.\"
\"Of course, of course,\" said Mr. Punch suavely. \"It stands to reason you didn't do it.\"
He next turned his attention to me. \"Who brought you to the ball?\" he asked.
Instantly I had to find a plausible answer. It came without thinking. \"Mr. Smith,\" I said.
\"What Mr. Smith? Where does he work?\"
\"I don't know,\" I said. \"I only met him on his evenings off. He brought me to the ball.\"
would I? I would not have shown you that they were of the same make.\"
\"Of course, of course,\" said Mr. Punch suavely. \"It stands to reason you didn't do it.\"
He next turned his attention to me. \"Who brought you to the ball?\" he asked.
Instantly I had to find a plausible answer. It came without thinking. \"Mr. Smith,\" I said.
\"What Mr. Smith? Where does he work?\"
\"I don't know,\" I said. \"I only met him on his evenings off. He brought me to the ball.\"
