ENCOURAGING | AN ALIAS

ENCOURAGING
_He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes. Can you not give me one ray of
hope before I leave you forever?"
_She:_ "Er--that clock is half an hour fast."

AN ALIAS
_Miss Hen:_ "I demand an explanation! You told me that your name was
plain 'Mr. Rooster,' and that poet just now addressed you as
'Chanticleer'!"
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_Lady_ (_to prospective daily housemaid_): "The hours will be from nine
to six-thirty, with an hour and a half off for dinner."
_D. H.:_ "For _luncheon_, I suppose you mean. And I should have to leave
at six, as I always dine at my club and have to dress first."