A Scottish woman, who was spending her holidays in London, entered a bric-a-brac shop, in search of something odd to take home to Scotland with her. After she had inspected several articles, but had found none to suit her, she noticed a quaint figure, the head and shoulders of which appeared above the counter.
"What is that Japanese idol over there worth?" she inquired of the salesman.
The salesman's reply was given in a subdued tone:
"About half a million, madam. That's the proprietor!"
