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The Giant's Robe--Cheap.
"FOR SALE.--Superior Dress Suit, 37 chest, City made, silk facings and
lining, worn twice, no further use, suitable for individual 7 ft. 8
in. Price 4 guineas."--_Local Paper._
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"PAYING GUESTS WANTED--From 1st June, married couple with no children;
also at once, single married lady or gentleman for three single rooms
or one single married couple."--_Indian Paper._
To be in keeping with the inhabitants the house, no doubt, is
"semi-detached."
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"250 WORDS. TWO GUINEAS.
THE YOUNG WIFE'S ALLOWANCE."
_Daily Paper._
The young husband who tries to get off for two guineas will find that the
young wife regards two hundred and fifty words as entirely inadequate.
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