d what makes it so fascinating to the
tourist? Explain
(a) The Gin Palace
(b) Kurdmeister
(c) unedifying Zollverein
13. What time did Mr. Simmons get home?
14. What is a "rarefied and azure-pedalled precinct?" Give three
examples.
15. Who are the Dioscuri of Seamen, and what do they do?
16. How many pipes a day do sensible men smoke? Describe the ideal
conditions for a morning pipe.
17. When did Mr. Blackwell light the furnace?
18. Name four American writers who are stout enough to be a credit
to the profession. 19. "The fumes of the hearty butcher's evening
meal ascend the stair in vain." Explain this. Who was the butcher?
Why "in vain"?
20. In what order of the Animal Kingdom does Mr. Pearsall Smith
classify himself?
21. "I hope he fell on the third rail." Explain, and give the
context. Who was "he," and why did he deserve this fate?
22. Who was "Mr. Loomis," and why did he leave his clothes lying
about the floor?
28. What are the Poetry Society dinners doing to Vachel Lindsay?
24. Why should the Literary Pawnbroker be on his guard against Mr.
Richard Le Gallienne?
25. What is the American House of Lords? Who are "our prosperous
carnivora"? Why do they wear white margins inside their waistcoats?
26. What is _minestrone_? Name three ingredients.
27. What are "publisher's readers," and why do they smoke pipes?
28. What was the preacher's advice to George Fox?
29. Give three reasons why Mr. Gerald Stanley Lee will not like this
book.
30. Why should one wish to grasp Drs. Oppenheimer and Gottlieb by
the hand?
31. In respect of Mr. Gerald Stanley Lee, comment briefly on these
phrases:
(a) beclotted, bedazzled, and bedrunken with syllables
(b) the meanest toothbrush that bristles
(c) Scawfell become Mount Tom
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