"They who faced the terrors of the deep, Who guarded our
snores-while we were asleep."
_Scottish Paper_.
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"Though his career was entirely that of a public servant, he had
personality and that self-evident efficiency which mark a man out
for promotion."--_Times_.
That "though" is rather cynical.
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[Illustration: "I SAY, TAXI, I'VE ONLY GOT ENOUGH CHANGE TO PAY THE
EXACT FARE. D'YOU MIND TAKING A CHEQUE FOR THE TIP?"]
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