Putney Bridge
Hook’s residence at Putney afforded occasion for the delivery of one of the best of his best bon-mots. A friend, viewing Putney bridge from the little terrace that overhung the Thames, observed that he had been informed that it was a very good investment, and, turning to his host, inquired “if such was the case—if the bridge really answered?”
“I don’t know,” said Theodore, “but you have only to cross it, and you are sure to be tolled.”