The Archive · 1928

FROM THE CROW'S. NEST

"Damiu, T regret the day that your father gave you that "save me from being jes Four foot questions, and nov you're wworss than ever "But, Mother, can T help it if have ah aequis ind? think that is how you described it to Sts Blahblah yesterday.

"What T may say a! yon to acquaintances is one thing, Dami Te does not in the least represent my true opinion of you, What are you after now?"

"Why does the dictionary print pictures of knives but not of forks, See here are four different varieties of knife show:

"Aa a guide to prospective diners, of course Domin.

"But how 0, Mother? Surely, 2 knife is a knife."

"Wait until you outgrow the spoon stage of virtuals, Damia, and you'll think otherwise "But Mother, don't people dine. use forks?' Why ars they not illustrated?" isten, Damiu. Just now yeu a knife is a knife." If you'd that a, fork is 2 fork, I shouldn't have disputed "Won't you please explain, Mother? I happen to know that

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