Muffled witticisms and old fashioned flirtations at dance
A fragmented dialogue shows a flirtatious couple debating a muff and a vanished item. The scene riffs on romance and tongue in cheek banter with poems and banter about long lived ancestors and capital punishment. The tone mimics a humorous society column.
What Part of Speech Is a Woman in Wit
A fragmentary dialogue plays with gender and language noting that “woman” is not a part of speech but “the Whole speech.” The speakers joke about conversational prowess and discretion in what to say, highlighting quirky exchanges and a reference to a schoolteacher favored by students.
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