Sibthorp came out in full fig at Sir Robert Peel's dinner. While he was
having his hair curled, and the irons were heating, he asked the two-penny
operator what was his opinion of the corn-law question. The barber's
answer suggested the following con.:--
"Why am I like a man eating a particular sort of fancy bread?"--"Because,"
answered the tonsor, "you are having
[Illustration: A TWOPENNY TWIST"]
This reply made the Colonel's hair stand on end, taking it quite out of
curl.
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