MAKING SURE
"Papa, the Earl wants me to send him a photograph to show to his parents."
"I thought he had dozens of your photos."
"Yes, but he wants a photo of your certified check."
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MORE DESPERATE STILL
She: "Oh! there's no use of my giving you any hope, because I cannot believe in love in a cottage."
He: "But I've known cases of love in a four-room flat, with steam-heat and all improvements."
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