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A man with a highly whimsical sense of humor had married a woman with none . Yet he told his best stories with an eye to their effect on her , and when her response came , peaceful and placid and non - comprehending , he would look ...
A man with a highly whimsical sense of humor had married a woman with none . Yet he told his best stories with an eye to their effect on her , and when her response came , peaceful and placid and non - comprehending , he would look ...
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Here the young man or woman , coming from a country town where the formal banquet is unknown , who has never heard an after - dinner speech , may be confronted with the necessity of responding to a toast on , say “ Needles and Pins .
Here the young man or woman , coming from a country town where the formal banquet is unknown , who has never heard an after - dinner speech , may be confronted with the necessity of responding to a toast on , say “ Needles and Pins .
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The sidewalk was sheeted with ice and the doctor was making his way carefully , as was also a woman going in the opposite direction . In seeking to avoid each other , both slipped and they came down in a heap .
The sidewalk was sheeted with ice and the doctor was making his way carefully , as was also a woman going in the opposite direction . In seeking to avoid each other , both slipped and they came down in a heap .
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The polite doctor was overwhelmed and his embarrassment paralyzed his speech , but the woman was equal to the occasion . “ Doctor , if you will be kind enough to rise and pick out your legs , I will take what remains , ” she said ...
The polite doctor was overwhelmed and his embarrassment paralyzed his speech , but the woman was equal to the occasion . “ Doctor , if you will be kind enough to rise and pick out your legs , I will take what remains , ” she said ...
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Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske , the actress , was having her hair dressed by a young woman at her home . The actress was very tired and quiet , but a chance remark from the dresser made her open her eyes and sit up .
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske , the actress , was having her hair dressed by a young woman at her home . The actress was very tired and quiet , but a chance remark from the dresser made her open her eyes and sit up .
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