I think he belonged to the sporting fraternity.

He said, 'Will you have something ?' and we went into a place kept by a retired prize-fighter.

My friend pointed to a noisy party at the rear end of the room, and said: 'The city authorities.' 'Should they live ?' I asked, and my friend said, 'They should not.' And then papa was in town.

'Make me a sufficient inducement,' said I, 'and I will take a position on one of your newspapers and kill them off.

One of my specialties is the killing of city authorities.