_First Man._ What rot it is to keep this tax on beer!
_Second Man._ Well, it's better than spirits, anyhow.
_First Man._ Of course you say that as you've got those shares in that
Distillery Company.
_Second Man._ Well, you needn't talk, with your ALLSOPP Debentures.
_First Man._ Come to that, personally I take no interest in beer. It's
poison to me.
_Second Man._ It's the finest drink in the world. I never touch
spirits.
_First Man._ They're much more wholesome. I wonder what the Government
will do about Local Veto and Compensation. I suppose, as I'm a
Liberal----
_Second Man._ So am I. But I respect vested interests. Now, in theory,
teetotalism, especially for the masses----
_First Man._ Waiter, bring me a whiskey and soda.
_Second Man._ And bring me a glass of bitter.
_First Man._ As for WILFRID LAWSON, he's an utter----
_Second Man._ Oh, WILFRID LAWSON! He's a downright----
[_They drink_--_not_ SIR WILFRID'S _health_.
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