One of the loveliest of girls went into a gents’ furnishing store
to buy a necktie. She hesitated a moment, and then asked in a nice,
straightforward way: “I want to put it on, please. Would you tie it for
me?”
The clerk felt a little nervous, especially as the other fellows were
watching him, but she had already pulled off the necktie that she wore.
He said, “Certainly,” and, putting the new one around her neck as she
ducked her head. She wore a dainty white silk shirt. When the tie was
tied, the ends seemed a bit long, and he suggested: “Do you wear the ends
tucked in?” “Yes,” she returned with unembarrassed absentmindedness. At
this point his courage failed him.
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