August 8, 191 8 
Land & Water 
33 
TETE-A-TETE TALKS 
Said Babs to Belinda, " 'Tis plain as my hat 
That our Elders don't know what on earth to be at ! 
TTiey discourse of ' young girls being seen and not heard, 
Which dear Reggie and Dick would consider absurd ! " 
Said Belinda to Babs, as she powdered her face — 
" Aged Parents must really be put in their place ! 
Mine object to a latch key — late nights— the Savoy — 
And are ready to swoon if 1 mention a Boy ! 
Said Babs to Belinda, "They talk about School, 
But 1 won't be a frump or a spectacled fool ; 
As for History and Maps— 'tis far wider to wait — 
When we've entered Berlin I'll remember the date ! " 
Said Belinda to Babs, " Bother Euclid and stuff ! 
All my sweet litde ' Subs ' teach me more than enough — 
How to live upon ' chocs,' how to kiss and forget — 
How to savour Jlbdullas divine Cigarette !" 
AB DULL AS 
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES 
