Sea?

I said the sea was classy

and she said, “Surely you

mean glassy?” “Glossy sea?”

I said. “You’re right; the sea

is glossy more than classy.”

“No – glassy,” she said. “Glassy.”

“You’re right, of course,” I said.

“It does look grassy green

today.” She gave me quite

a look. “Glassy,” she said.

“You’re right,” I said, “it’s quite,

quite ghastly; think of all

that sewage for a start.”

“GEE – ELL – EH?– ESS – ESS – WHY?”

she said­­. “The arsey sea?”

I said. She stared at me,

all glassy-eyed, and left.