Note 41 — LECTURE VIII. —— FALSE CARDS, LOGIC, LUCK. ——
Reading edition
Evasive answers are of two kinds; those
(1) For the ordinary platitude, for which you will find good examples in Card Table Talk.
(2) For the blatant absurdity; these are more difficult, for while modestly asserting your own individuality, you must at the same time guard against
“Heating a furnace for your foe so hot, That you do singe yourself.”
The following remark admirably fulfils both these conditions:—
“For the matter of that,” said Colonel Quagg, “Rot!”—Sala.
It should be addressed, kindly but firmly, to a point about eighteen inches above your partner’s head.