The Archive · 1939

Inspiration

Tue party was dull and the guests were sitting round, looking and feeling much bored. The hostess, in an endeavour to infuse a little pep into the proceedings, said brightly, "Well, What shall we do next? Does anyone know a really good game we can play?

"Well" a normally gay young man suggested, "I know a decent guessing game and it's somewhat original."

"How do you play it?"

"Well, first of all, I go out as if I was going home—and everyone spends the rest of the evening trying io guess where I've gone!"

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