XXII.

“Of course if you happen to want a policeman, there’s never one within miles of you.”

XXIII.

“It isn’t so much the heat (or the cold), as the humidity in the air.”

XXIV.

“This tipping system is terrible, but what can one do about it?”

XXV.

“I don’t know what we ever did without the telephone!”

XXVI.

“After I’ve shampooed my hair I can’t do a thing with it!”

 XXVII.

“I never read serials.”

 XXVIII.

“No, let me pay!  I’ve got to change this bill anyway.”

 XXIX.

“You’re a sight for sore eyes!”

 XXX.

“Come up and see us any time.  You’ll have to take pot-luck, but you’re always welcome.”

 XXXI.

“There are as many chances to get rich in real estate as there ever were—­if you only knew where to find them.”

XXXII.

“I’d rather have a good horse than all the automobiles made.”

XXXIII.

“The price of autos is bound to come down sooner or later, and then you won’t see horses except in menageries.”

XXXIV.

“I’d rather go to a dentist than have my photograph taken.”

XXXV.

“Did you ever know of a famous man’s son who amounted to anything?”

XXXVI.

“The most ignorant Italian laborer seems to be able to appreciate art.”

XXXVII.

“I want to see my own country before I go abroad.”

XXXVIII.

“Yes, but you can live in Europe for half what you can at home.”

XXXIX.

“You can live twenty years in New York and never know who your next door neighbor is.”

XL.

“No, I’d just as lief stand; I’ve been sitting down all day.”

 XLI.

“Funny how people always confide their love-affairs to me!”

 XLII.

“I’d rather be blind than deaf—­it’s such a tax on your friends.”

XLIII.

"I haven’t played a game of billiards for two years, but I’ll try, just for the fun of it.”