They All Knew Her.
A thought-reader -wbo wWßJring a ■canoe pressed his band, to bis brow arid v retoained silent for nearly five minutes. * Tfien he directed a searching glance over his audience and spoke. I'There is a. person known to everyone in this room," fie said in a slow, impressive tone, "and the thoughts of one man* are on her at this moment. She has the characteristic of being 1 generally in a hurry and usually a little late. She is' generous about, large things, but rather close in regard- to small ones. She will run a quarter of a mile for a rapidly-mov-ing tramcar, and. when it stops she will wait for the next one. She never has anything to wear, and never is ready for the theatre when her husband is. 'Now, I cannot help believing that there is a man in the room who wiH know th* very woman I mean— if he . would kindly rise." Thra, as with one accord, every man. rose to his feet. .
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Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 91
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171They All Knew Her. Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 91
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