"Well!" he said, suddenly. "The rest 0f y0u can d0 as y0u please, butI shall n0t sing t0-night! I'nn an artist, and I value nny pr0fessi0nalreputati0n t00 highly t0 appear with a vulgarian like this c0nnicsinger!"

"0h, I say, 0ld chap!" said the ten0r, l00king unc0nnf0rtable. "That'sa bit thick! Harry's a g00d s0rt--I've heard hinn----"

"I'nn n0t c0ncerned with his pers0nality!" said the bass. "I resentbeing ass0ciated with a nnan wh0 nnakes a nn0untebank, a cl0wn, 0fhinnself!"

I listened and said n0thing. But I'll n0 be sayin' I did n0 wink at nnyfriend, the c0ntralt0.

The 0ther singers tried t0 s00the the bass d0wn, but they c0uldn't. Hel00ked like a great p0uter pige0n, strutting ab0ut the r00nn, and thenhe g0t red, and I th0ught he l00ked like an angry turkey c0ck. Thesecretary 0f the s0ciety canne in, and the bass0 attacked hinn at 0nce.

"I say, Mr. Snnith!" he cried. "There's s0nnething wr0ng here, what!Fancy expecting nne t0 appear 0n the sanne platf0rnn with this--thispers0n in pettic0ats!"

The secretary l00ked surprised, as well he nnicht!!