What He Needed. Irate Business Man (white with anger at being disturbed) : You book agents make me so angry with your confounded nerve and impudence that I cannot find words to express my indignation I ~ Book Agent (jumping with enthusiasm) : Then, sir, lam a godsend to you I have here the very thing you need— a dictionary of the English language, containing all the words and slang phrases known, and only seven-and-sixpenoe. Take it, and you will never be at a loss to express yourself again.
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Observer, Volume XVI, Issue 949, 6 March 1897, Page 11
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86What He Needed. Irate Business Man (white with anger at being disturbed): You book agents make me so angry with your confounded nerve and impudence that I cannot find words to express my indignation I ~ Book Agent (jumping with enthusiasm): Then, sir, lam a godsend to you I have here the very thing you need—a dictionary of the English language, containing all the words and slang phrases known, and only seven-and-sixpenoe. Take it, and you will never be at a loss to express yourself again. Observer, Volume XVI, Issue 949, 6 March 1897, Page 11
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