Show WASTING otmer peoples time A committee of gentlemen had bad an appointment to meet at twelve seven of them were punctual but the eighth came bustling jn m with apologies for being a quarter of an hour behind time the time said be he passed away without me being aware of it I 1 had no idea of its being BO so late etc A quaker present said 1 I am not sure that we should admit thy excuse it were a matter of regret that thou should st have wasted thine own quarter of an hour but there were seven beven besides thyself whose tima thou hast bast consumed bons umed amounting in the whole to two hours houra and ene one eighth of it only was thine own proper tyl tyll |