THE PERFECT GUEST.
She answered by return of post The invitation of her host, She caught the train she said she would, And changed at junctions as she should. She brought a small and lightish box, With proper keys to fit the locks. Food rich and rare she did not beg, But ate the boiled or scrambled egg. When offered lukewarm tea she drank it, And did not crave another blanket Or extra pillow for her head She seemed to like the spare-room bed. She brought her own self-filling pen, . ; And. always went to bed at ten; Told stories new and ; gossip kind, 1 • And left no little things behind ! I -
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 4, 28 January 1925, Page 61
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111THE PERFECT GUEST. New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 4, 28 January 1925, Page 61
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