• An American was being shown round London. When he and Iris' guide‘approached the Bank he was told thaUwajS about the busiest and worst crossing .in London for pedestrians. “Oh,” said the American, “you should see some of our 1 crossings in "New York. This is child’s play to them. I could cross, this with my eyes closed.” “You know’,” said the guide,' “I once knew a man who made the same boast as you.” “Did he get across?” ,“Ycs— a marble one.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 14 March 1936, Page 3
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