“Ah I” lie sighed. “If you only gave me the least possible hope 1 , Good gracious!” retorted the hardhearted belle. “ I’ve been giving you the least I ever gave to any man.” “ Now, Charles,” said the teacher, “ if your father can do a piece ot work in one hour, and your mother can do it in one hour, how long would it take both of them to do it?” “ Throe hours,” answered Charles, “counting the time they would waste in arguing.
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Evening Star, Issue 20687, 9 January 1931, Page 1
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