TOO POLITE.
The street-car conductor had asked Willie's mother how old he was to be sure he was entitled to a ride free. " Three and a half," said the mother. " And mamma's thirty-one," added Willie politely.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19163, 31 October 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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36TOO POLITE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19163, 31 October 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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