TWO FRAUDS.
1 took her to the opera— She’s dear to me— I made believe that I knew French. And so did she. We sat there and we heard them sing. Hut neither stirred, Because we didn’t understand A single word. We didn’t dare to clap our handt Or smile or frown, For fear we'd be the laughing-sKck Of all the town. So there we sat upright and prim Through all the show; I knew her mind and I would give A lot to know If while I inwardly laughed at The maiden she. Who looked so sweet, so innocent, Laughed back at me.
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New Zealand Graphic, 1 July 1899, Page 32
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104TWO FRAUDS. New Zealand Graphic, 1 July 1899, Page 32
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