Show Charles Lambs Friend Who Is the absentminded man on record asks the London Chronicle Our bus conductor possibly If ono knew more about him might rival Lambs frlend George Dyer who leaving Lambs Islington home abroad a-broad noonday walked straight Into the New river He was known to take up a coal scuttle Instead of his hat to walk home with a footmans cockade cock-ade on and even to leave one of his shoes under the table and get well on his homeward way before discovering discover-ing its loss He called at a friends in Bedford square one morning heard that the family was away In the country coun-try left his name In the visitors book and a few hours later called again I and was astounded to see his own I freshly written name Once when Proctor breakfasted with him Dyer forgot tea The omission being noted he filled the teapot with ginger Proctor Proc-tor left as soon as he could to get a better breakfast at a coffee tayern and there Dyer strolled In and asked him how he was quite unconscious of Imvlny seen him earlier |