A story is told of a German shoemaker, who, haying made a pair of boots for a gentleman of whose financial integrity he had considerable doubt, made the following reply to him when he called for £he articles : " Der poots ish not ■quite done, bat der beel ish made out."
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3895, 23 June 1881, Page 2
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50Untitled Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3895, 23 June 1881, Page 2
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