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[Illustration: UNLUCKY COMPLIMENTS.
_Shy but Susceptible Youth_. "ER--_COULD_ YOU TELL ME WHO THAT YOUNG
LADY IS--SKETCHING?"
_Affable Stranger_. "SHE HAS THE MISFORTUNE TO BE MY WIFE!"
_Shy but Susceptible One_ (_desperately anxious to please, and losing
all presence of mind_). "OH--THE MISFORTUNE'S ENTIRELY _YOURS_, I'M
_SURE_!"]
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