And contrast it with the following:--

"... And now I must dry up or I shan't be in bed by midnight,

and the old man will lose his hair and say I'm ruining my

precious constitution. Ta ta. Be a good infant.

Yours,

MADGE."

"Amorosa's" lover appears to have sent her a bracelet, and must have

felt richly repaid when he received this:--

"... As I clasped the slender circlet around my wrist I seemed

to hear a voice which said, 'This is pure gold; let your

love be pure. It is an emblem of infinity; let your trust be

infinite. It is a pledge of fidelity; let your faithfulness be

immutable...."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 · 第 22 / 42 题