The youth was not the nephew of Jane Brown, because he happened to be her son. Her surname was the same as that of her brother, because she had married a man of the same name as herself.


[53.—HEARD ON THE TUBE RAILWAY.—solution]

The gentleman was the second lady's uncle.


[54.—A FAMILY PARTY.—solution]

The party consisted of two little girls and a boy, their father and mother, and their father's father and mother.


[55.—A MIXED PEDIGREE.—solution]