Police Inspector: “Why didn’t you report at 11 o'clock, as I told you to do? It is after 12 now!” Detective: “Fact is, sir, I didn’t know the time. One of those pickpockets I was shadowing stole my watch.” 1 The eighth Duke of Devonshire often yawned in the middle of his speeches in the House of Lords. An intimate friend called his attention, to the fact, suggesting that he should avoid doing so. “ But, my dear fellow,” said the duke, “ you have no idea how dull they are,”
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Evening Star, Issue 21630, 27 January 1934, Page 18
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89Page 18 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 21630, 27 January 1934, Page 18
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