"Yes, I've just run over for a holiday."
"Where's your wife?"
"Couldn't come, poor dear. Had to stop at home on account of the
baby!"
"Why, your holiday will be half spoiled!"
"Yes. Mean to stay twice as long, to make up!"
[Illustration: 'ARRY IN ST. PETERSBURG
He tries to make a droski-driver understand that he could have gone
the same distance in a hansom for less money.]
AT PARIS.--_Professed Linguist._ Look here! Moi et un otrer Mossoo--a
friend of mine--desirong der go par ler seven o'clock train à Cologne.
Si nous leaverong the hotel at six o'clock et ung demy, shall nous
catcherong le train all right? Comprenny voo? Voo parly Français,
don't you? You understand French, eh?
_Polite Frenchman_ (_who speaks the English_). I understand the
French? Ah yase! Sometimes, monsieur!
[Illustration: A LITTLE DUOLOGUE ON THE QUAY AT BOULOGNE-SUR-MER]
[Illustration: HARRY'S SON'S HOLIDAY REMINISCENCES--SWITZERLAND (Drorn
all by himself, and signed "Harry's Son")]