Mary: "'Cos it's so much cleaner than the front."
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Mother (to child who has been naughty): "Aren't you rather ashamed of yourself?"
Child: "Well, Mother, I wasn't. But now that you've suggested it I am."
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A CONSOLING THOUGHT
Belated Traveller (surprised by a bull when taking a short cut to the station): "By jove! I believe I shall catch that train after all."
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LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES
Mother: "Why, what's the matter, darling?"