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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
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"A
gentleman
was
in
the
habit
of
calling
at
a
neighbor's
house,
and
the
lady
had
always
expressed
to
him
great
pleasure
from
his
calls.
One
day,
just
after
she
had
remarked
to
him,
as
usual,
her
happiness
from
his
visit,
her
little
boy
entered
the
room.
The
gentleman
took
him
on
his
knee,
and
asked,
'Are
you
not
glad
to
see
me,
George?'
'No,
sir,'
replied
the
boy.
'Why
not,
my
little
man?'
he
continued.
'Because
mother
don't
want
you
to
come,'
said
George.
'Indeed!
how
do
you
know
that,
George?'
Here
the
mother
became
crimson,
and
looked
daggers
at
her
little
son.
But
he
saw
nothing,
and
therefore
replied,
'Because,
she
said
yesterday,
she
wished
that
old
bore
would
not
call
here
again.'
That
was
enough.
The
gentleman's
hat
was
soon
in
requisition,
and
he
left
with
the
impression
that
'great
is
the
truth,
and
it
will
prevail.'
"Another
little
child
looked
sharply
in
the
face
of
a
visitor,
and
being
asked
what
she
meant
by
it,
replied,
'I
wanted
to
see
if
you
had
a
drop
in
your
eye;
I
heard
mother
say
you
had
frequently.'
"A
boy
once
asked
one
of
his
father's
guests
who
it
was
that
lived
next
door
to
him,
and
when
he
heard
his
name,
inquired
if
he
was
not
a
fool.
'No,
my
little
friend,'
replied
the
guest,
'he
is
not
a
fool,
but
a
very
sensible
man.
But
why
did
you
ask
that
question?'
'Because,'
replied
the
boy,
'mother
said
the
other
day,
that
you
were
next
door
to
a
fool;
and
I
wanted
to
know
who
lived
next
door
to
you.'"
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