Excerpt from The Banquet of WitA ludicrous mif'take happened fome time ago at a funeral in Marylebone. The clergyman had gone on With the fervice until he came to that part which fays, Our deceafed brotber or fifier, without knowing whether the deceafed was male ormale. He turned to one of the mourners, and afked whether it was a brother or fitter? The man very innocently replied, No relation at all, fir, only an acquaintance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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