TO THE POINT.
Teacher: “What is the meaning of parvenu ?” Johnny: “An upstart.” Teacher: “Give me a sentence in which the word is used.” Johnny: “'When a man sits down on a lieut pin he gives a violent parvenu.”
Gentleman: “What do you mean by putting your hand in my pocket?” Light-fingered Individual: “Excuse me. sir; I’m so absent-minded. I used to have a pair of trousers exactly like vours.”
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VIII, 20 August 1904, Page 68
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70TO THE POINT. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VIII, 20 August 1904, Page 68
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