A Poor Excuse.—An author, not unfriendly to the bottle, when surprised one evening in his arm chair, two or three hours after dinner, is reported to have apologised by saying, "When one is alone, the bottle does come round so verv often."
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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 779, 3 November 1865, Page 2
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42Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 779, 3 November 1865, Page 2
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