At this point in the story Aunt Etiquette’s Family Clock pricked up its ears to listen.
“Polly said politely to the clock, “May I go on a visit to-day?”
The Family Clock replied,
“The Family Clock would not mind,
If you’d use my key to wind.”
Polly took the hint and wound up the Clock who continued,
“Do look at the full Waste Basket,
Stop a minute, please, and ask it.”
So, Polly asked the Waste Basket, “May I go on a visit to-day?” The basket replied,
“To anything I will agree,