[Illustration: The "Premier" Parrot (_emerging from profound thought_).
"EX----EX----EX----EX----"
John Bull. "LOOK HERE, HERBERT, IF YOU'RE _GOING_ TO SAY 'EXCLUSION,'
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE _SAY_ IT AND GET IT OVER!" [_Parrot relapses into
profound thought_.]]
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