The sentence set was—
“God save our newly crowned King and Queen! Long life to Edward and Alexandra!”
The letters of this were recast thus—
Can we wonder an anxious devoted England followed drear danger quakingly?
36. A PRIZE ANAGRAM
“Truth” offered a prize for the best anagram on the sentence—“‘Truth’ Toy and Doll Fund, Christmas, nineteen hundred and seven.” The winning anagram, by the Editor of these pages, was, “A sunny tender mind understands that the children do love fun!”
37. TAKE CARE OF THE PENCE
In a moment of economy I told my wife that I would put by a farthing the first week of the New Year, a halfpenny the second week, a penny the third, and so on, doubling the sum each week to the end of the year. She had a turn for figures, and staggered me by showing that I should have to provide £4,691,249,611,844, 5s. 33⁄4d. to carry out my plan!
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Now that Ellen Terry has written “The Story of My Life,” this anagram has a special interest:—