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Fables for the Fair
"I am Sure that he would Never Love any Other Woman but Me so Long as he Lived," said the Woman.
"But he has an Inveterate Habit of Reading Aloud all the Jokes in all the Funny columns of all the Papers, No Matter what You are Reading," replied the Sister. "You would Find that very Trying, as you are Fond of Reading to Yourself."
"I am Sure he would Give his Life for Me!" cried the Woman.
"If you will Pause and Consider," replied the Sister, "you will Realize that the Probabilities of his being Called upon to Do That are very Few indeed. Whereas the fact that he is very Careless about Brushing his Clothes will be Daily Apparent to you."
"Dear Me!" said the Woman. "And are Henry's Manners so Perfect?"
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