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[Illustration: BREAKING THE ICE.
_He._ "I'VE GOT TO TAKE YOU INTO DINNER, MISS TRAVERS--AND I'M RATHER
AFRAID OF YOU, YOU KNOW! MRS. JOLIBOIS TELLS ME YOU'RE VERY CLEVER!"
_She (highly amused)._ "HOW ABSURD! I'M NOT A _BIT_ CLEVER!"
_He (with sigh of relief)._ "WELL, DO YOU KNOW, I _THOUGHT_ YOU
WEREN'T!"]
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