He was not the man to give away the jokers of Farewell.

I would give the earnings of a year for a set of new jokes, such as might come fresh from the wit of one who never saw a mountebank, and are not worn threadbare with being rubbed against the brains of all the jokers in Europe.

[Footnote 4: A curious misprint: may we not suspect a somewhat dull joker among the compositors?]

Bibbs was the last to arrive on the scene of action, and did so with a bag of sweets in one hand, a book in the other, and a piece of paper, pinned by some joker to the tail of his coat, bearing the legend, "Please to kick me"a request which was immediately responded to in a most hearty and generous fashion by all present.

You're the same old joker as ever!

'Commander says these are the jokers for a scrimmage,' one told Ken, as they hurriedly passed them across to the people in the boat.