WOUNDING THE KING'S ENGLISH
One of Kensington's wealthiest women is another Mrs. MalaproP, and tier acquaintances tell many a weird story of hesr manipulation of the King's EDglish. Once a friend said to her : "Mrs. Blank, how well and strong yafur daughter looks !" "Yes," was th.e answer: "Mary is so iwell, in fact, I think she is the most indelicate girl in Kensington." Another time someone said, in reference to Mary's return from abroad, "Where is Mary now?" The mother Malapro p answered." "She is at Paris. and she wot;ld spend all ol her tirn e. there if she could. She i 6 the greatest Parasite I have ever known.''' She a' Iso informed someone that her hU'-;l uand's costume at a masked hall vrais very effective, that "he went in the -r arba.ee of a monk." Another time m?i ■ daughter's hand was praiscc for it:-- beauty, and she said : "Yes Daisy r\ as a beautiful hand, and tin nexc tis ne we go to Italy we intent havingj a bust made of it."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 453, 3 April 1912, Page 6
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174WOUNDING THE KING'S ENGLISH King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 453, 3 April 1912, Page 6
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