HIS FAUX PAS.
A certain professor was spending Christmas at a hotel. At dinner he found himseli seated next to a maiden lady of uncertain age, who was quick to reciprocate his undoubted interest. Eventually she discovered the professor was a collector of old coins.
"I should love to have a coin dated the year of my birth," she remarked; "do you think you could get one for nic?"
"I can't promise," replied the other innocently. "You see, these old coins are only, to be found in rare collections."
And yet, meeting her the next day, the professor was unable to understand why he was not recognised.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 150, 21 December 1929, Page 23
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107HIS FAUX PAS. Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 150, 21 December 1929, Page 23
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