“PAUL PRY”
Ah old lady, living in a narrow street, had passed so much of her time in watching the affairs of her neighbours, that she acquired,.the. power of. distinguishing the ‘ sound .of every knock within hearing. She became ill and was con fined to her bed. Unable to observe, in person, what was going on without, she stationed her maid at the window as a substitute for the perfomance of that duty. “Betty, what are vou thinking about? Don’t you hear a double knock at. No 9? . Who is it?” “The first floor lodger, ma’am.” “Bettv. Betty! I declare I must give you warning. A\ 7 bv don’t you tell what that knock is at No 54.” “Why ma’am, it is only the baker with pies.” “Pies Bettv. what can they want with pies at 54? They had Dies yesterday.” Such “prying” into tile affairs of others originated the term “Paul Pry.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 22 January 1931, Page 3
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153“PAUL PRY” Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 22 January 1931, Page 3
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