A SHATTERED IDYLL.
Mary was a young wife, who decided to go back to her old profession as a. typist in order to swell the family income. She secured a billet at 30s a week, and as she waited for her husband to come home, she fancied him saying: "Mercenary girl, you must have no profession outside my arms I I cannot spare you. I must have you here by my side, where 1 can shield you from work and worry. Home is your realm. I will not hear of it!" A key in the front-door proclaimed her husband's arrival. "George, I have got a billet at 30s a week," she said, dramatically. "Is it permanent?" asked George.
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Observer, Volume XL, Issue 11, 15 November 1919, Page 23
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118A SHATTERED IDYLL. Observer, Volume XL, Issue 11, 15 November 1919, Page 23
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