“This plant,” said the caretaker, whose hobby was botany, “belongs to the begonia family.” “I see, ’ said the lady, who was looking over the furnished flats. “How kind of vou to look after it while they’re away.’’
“These firemen must be a frivolous set,” said Mrs Dumpling. “Why?” asked her husband. “I read in the paper that after the fire was under control the firemen played all night on the ruins. Why didn’t they go home and go to bed, like sensible men, instead of romping about like children?”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 7 January 1931, Page 2
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