THOSE USELESS QUESTIONS.
How many of our words are absolutely superfluous, serving no end but the waste of time. A man stood before a mirror, his face well lathered, and his razor in hand. In came his wife; she looked at him, and inquired, "'Are you shaving?" "No," he replied, fiercely, "I'm blacking the kitchen range. Where are voii— oni driving er. at the matinee?*
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 127, 29 May 1907, Page 6
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65THOSE USELESS QUESTIONS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 127, 29 May 1907, Page 6
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