The wax melted and dropped upon my clothes after a time; but it was easily renewed.
It was now that I had the happy thought of bringing a cigarette-holder to my assistance.

But of course one cannot make a pipe-stem out of a cigarette-holder all at once.

The thread you wind round the screw has a disappointing way of coming undone, when down falls the bowl, with an escape of sparks.

Twisting a piece of paper round the screw is an improvement; but, until you have acquired the knack, the operation has to be renewed every time you relight your pipe.

This involves a sad loss of time, and in my case it afforded a butt for the dull wit of visitors.
Otherwise I found it satisfactory, and I was soon astonishingly adept at making paper screws.