A Satisfactory Reason — 242
A few days ago an Englishman came into a grocery to make a few purchases, but was not suited with prices, so he broke out with, “What a bloody country! I could get more for twopence at home than I can ’ere for ’arf a crown.” “Why the devil didn’t you stay at ’ome?” said the angry groceryman. “I’ll tell you,” replied John Bull; “I couldn’t get the twopence.”