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VGW(HU.768.026
10 Mar 1768:21 (877)
London. . . A correspondent says he was an ear witness to
the following whimsical dialogue between a short gentleman
and a tall lady with a grenadier hat, in the pit of Drury
Lane Theatre, one evening this week.
Gent. Be so kind, Madam, as to pull off your hat.
Lady. What a ridiculous request! Did you ever know, Sir,
the ladies take off their hats in a playhouse?
Gent. I am so short, Madam, that I can see nothing unless
you will be so obliging.
Lady. Then, Sir, you should not have come here until you
were taller. . . [12 more lines]
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