Are you going to give a speech?' she asked gaily. He gave a choked laugh. 'Of course not, ' he said. 'Not for ages.'' My cousin Davey gave one on his very first day! ' ..'In the Lords, I remember. It was about how he didn't like strawberry jam.'' Be nice, Charles! It was a speech about fruit importation, which I admit devolved into something of a tirade.' She couldn't help but laugh. 'Still, you could talk about something more important.'' Than jam? Impossible. We mustn't set the bar too high, Jane. .Charles Finch
About This Quote
Here, Charles is referring to the speech he gave while being nominated to be the next Prime Minister of Great Britain. He is saying that he did not give a speech because he was too humble to give a speech about how good of a leader he would be. He says that his cousin Davey gave one on his first day of being made Prime Minister, which is true. Then, Charles says that Jane's cousin Davey gave one on his first day as Prime Minister.
That is also true. However, what makes this quote funny is that the speech that Jane's cousin Davey gave was about strawberry jam.
Source: The Fleet Street Murders
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