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"He looked at her with infinite gentleness. 'I know all about
it,' he said.
She covered her face with her hands and cried brokenly. But,
coming closer, he put both hands on her shoulders, and lifted
her tea-stained face to his."--_Tasmanian Courier Annual._
Tea merchants are invited to compete for the advertisement.
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"Hodgkins, however; drew ahead, and finally won as stated,
the scores being: Hodgkins, 400; Sunderland, 367. The winner's
best breaks were 24 and 17 (twice), and the doser's 32, 25,
and 20."
_Sporting Life._
He should have made the dose stronger.
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[Illustration: _Dog Pincher (to possible purchaser)._ "I WOULDN'T SELL
'IM FOR FIFTY QUID, ONLY THEY DON'T ALLOW NO DAWGS IN OUR FLATS AT
MALLABY MANSIONS."]
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