SANG FROID.
The EnR-h'sh. have the reputa*ico of being a pretty cool nation, but on occasion they acknoTledge themselves excelled in this respect.
An American lady, accompanied by !>er pet dog, visited a London chop to purchase a peiambulator. Selecting one that pleased her, she turned to the shopman and asked the price. "Twenty-eight fruineao," was the reply. At that moment the little dog, which bad escaped from his mistress'G amu to the floor, w»s violently sick, i The American lady, quito unperttrrbsd, said, Waal, I was mijfhty near trick nlyaelf whon I heird tha price of that pram." ; - • ,
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 102, 30 April 1921, Page 14
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99SANG FROID. Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 102, 30 April 1921, Page 14
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