OVERHEARD REMARKS
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pjERE is a singular incident showing how easy it is to mistranslate «n overheard remark. Said Mrs. A., one of the overhearers: “They must have been at the 200, because I heard her mention 'a trained deer.’ ” Said Mrs. B.: “No, no. They were talking about going away and she said to him, ‘Find out about the train, dear.*” Said Mrs. C.: “I think you are both
wrong. It seemed to me they were discussing music, for she said ‘A trained car’ very distinctly.” A few minutes later the lady herself appeared and they told her their disagreement. “Well,” she laughed, that’s certainly funny. You arc poor guessers, all of you. The fact is, I’d been out to the country overnight and I was asking my husband if it rained here last evening.” —Boston Transcript.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 62, 15 March 1938, Page 10
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140OVERHEARD REMARKS Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 62, 15 March 1938, Page 10
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