The stout party had been in the boot shop for over an hour, and the patient shop assistant had had half the stock down for her inspection. She found a fault with them all, until his patience became quite exhausted. " These would suit you," he said, taking another pair down as a last resource. Still the lady was not satisfied. " 1 don't like this sort," she said. " They have a tendency to get wider when they are a. bit old." " Well, madam,retorted the exasperated atsjtktaut, politely, didn't you P."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 1122, 16 December 1914, Page 6
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89Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Star (Christchurch), Issue 1122, 16 December 1914, Page 6
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