Don't you know that nothin' gives a man greater remorse than havin' his face punched, his toes trod on, and… — Norman Lindsay

Take my advice, don't carry bags,

For bags are just as bad as swags;

They're never made to measure.

To see the world, your simple trick

Is but to take a walking-stick—

Assume an air of pleasure,

And tell the people near and far

You stroll about because you are

A Gentleman of Leisure.

Let your conduct be noble, and never sing the National Anthem to people wearing bell-toppers.

Bill, of course, treated this conduct with silent contempt. It was his rule through life, he said, never to fight people with beaks.