The Humourous Poetry of the English Language

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SCENE.--A Barber's Shop. Barber's men engaged in cutting hair,
making wigs, and other barberesque operations.
Enter JONES, meeting OILY the barber.
JONES. I wish my hair cut.
OILY. Pray, sir, take a seat.
OILY puts a chair for JONES, who sits. During the following dialogue
OILY continues cutting JONES'S hair.
OILY. We've had much wet, sir.
JONES. Very much, indeed.
OILY. And yet November's early days were fine.
JONES. They were.
OILY. I hoped fair weather might have lasted us
Until the end.
JONES. At one time--so did I.
OILY. But we have had it very wet.
JONES. We have.
[A pause of some minutes.
OILY. I know not, sir, who cut your hair last time;
But this I say, sir, it was badly cut:
No doubt 't was in the country.
JONES. No! in town!
OILY. Indeed! I should have fancied otherwise.
JONES. 'Twas cut in town--and in this very room.