Tychiades You have stated your case without missing a point,
Simon. Do not tell me you were unprepared again; you have been trained in a good school, man. But one thing more I
should like to know. There is a nasty sound about the word sponger, don’t you think? Simon See whether I have a satisfactory answer to that. Oblige

 

me by giving what you consider the right answers to my questions, Sponging is an old word; what does it really mean? Tychiades Getting your dinner at some one else’s expense. Simon Dining out, in fact? Tychiades Yes. Simon And we may call a sponger an out-diner? Tychiades The gravamen’s in that; he should dine at home.