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Show An Apt Remark. The j-oungest son of Charles Dickens, Mr. Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, is a member of Parliament in Australia. Not long ago in the course of a speech he was frequently interrupted by a snappish member named Willis. "Mr. Speaker," said Mr. Dickens, turning to the chair, "it may be remembered by some present that my father coined an expression which attained some popularity popu-larity 'Barkis is willin'.' The circumstances circum-stances today are such that I am strongly tempted to reverse the phrase and say: 'Willis barkin'.' " The retort was effective. |