[Persons who pretend to regret something without making a real effort to
better it are hit off by this anecdote.]
A father called his son rather late in the morning, and finding him still
abed, indignantly demanded: "Are you not _ashamed_ to be caught asleep
this time of day?"
"Yes, rather," returned the ingenious youth, "but I'd ruther _be
ashamed_ than git up."