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[Illustration: _Mr. Meere._ "YOU'LL REALLY HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL,
DEAR, HOW YOU SPEAK TO THE COOK OR SHE'LL BE LEAVING US."
_Mrs. M._ "PERHAPS I WAS RATHER SEVERE."
_Mr. M._ "SEVERE! WHY, ANYONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING TO
ME."]
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