The Archive · 1939

Fragrant Pause

Here are two posies plucked from the pages of an impressionable contemporary—"She smiled with her whole face, her eyes, her nose, her mouth, everything." And "When amused she rocks with sweet laughter, her mouth wide open, her head thrown back, her eyes closed."

Work these in wool. Memorize them. Put them into practice. Watch the changing expression on the faces of your friends. Be of good cheer. i

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Oddments Too many square meals make too many round figures, The only social function at which a man is indispensable nowadays is a wedding.

A stone wall never hits a motor-car unless in self-defence, "When you feel stale, go for a long Walk," advises someone. Probably a shoemaker.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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