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Literary Lapses
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Stephen Leacock
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The
waiter
turned
to
Jones.
"I
guess
I'll
take
the
same,"
he
said
simply,
and
added;
"and
you
might
bring
a
quart
of
champagne
at
the
same
time."
And
nowadays,
when
Jones
and
Robinson
meet,
the
memory
of
the
tar
barrel
and
the
piano
box
is
buried
as
far
out
of
sight
as
a
home
for
the
blind
under
a
landslide.
A
Model
Dialogue
In
which
is
shown
how
the
drawing-room
juggler
may
be
permanently
cured
of
his
card
trick.
The
drawing-room
juggler,
having
slyly
got
hold
of
the
pack
of
cards
at
the
end
of
the
game
of
whist,
says:
"Ever
see
any
card
tricks?
Here's
rather
a
good
one;
pick
a
card."
"Thank
you,
I
don't
want
a
card."
"No,
but
just
pick
one,
any
one
you
like,
and
I'll
tell
which
one
you
pick."
"You'll
tell
who?"
"No,
no;
I
mean,
I'll
know
which
it
is
don't
you
see?
Go
on
now,
pick
a
card."
"Any
one
I
like?"
"Yes."
"Any
colour
at
all?"
"Yes,
yes."
"Any
suit?"
"Oh,
yes;
do
go
on."
"Well,
let
me
see,
I'll--pick--the--ace
of
spades."
"Great
Caesar!
I
mean
you
are
to
pull
a
card
out
of
the
pack."
"Oh,
to
pull
it
out
of
the
pack!
Now
I
understand.
Hand
me
the
pack.
All
right--I've
got
it."
"Have
you
picked
one?"
"Yes,
it's
the
three
of
hearts.
Did
you
know
it?"
"Hang
it!
Don't
tell
me
like
that.
You
spoil
the
thing.
Here,
try
again.
Pick
a
card."
"All
right,
I've
got
it."
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