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Fables for the Fair
THE WOMAN WHO DELIBERATED
THERE was Once a Woman who Endeavored to Please her Husband in Every Particular. This is a very Difficult Thing to do.
"Among the Many Faults of your Sex," he was Accustomed to Say, "is Flightiness. You Jump too Hastily at Conclusions. If you would Devote the Mature Consideration of a Business Man to Your Affairs, they would Meet with Better Success. I Wish you would Remember This."
On one Occasion he Informed her that he was About to Present her with a Fine Piece of Fur for a Christmas Present. He Invited her to Accompany Him and Make her Own Selection.
When they Reached the Fur Shop the Woman Said to Herself, "Now is the
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