I am not convinced that Mr. MAUGHAM'S experiment has succeeded.

T.

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"Mr. ---- maintained that it was extraordinuary that if he was only
slightly dead deceased did not hear the lorry."--_Local Paper._

Most extraordinuary.

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[Illustration: _Generous Stranger._ "WILL YOU HAVE ANOTHER PINT? (_No
answer._) I SAY--WILL YOU HAVE ANOTHER PINT?"

_Hodge._ "DON'T 'EE ASK ZILLY QUESTIONS. ORDER IT."]

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THE MYSTERY.

George and I are two ordinary people. He studies the Weather Reports every
day; I do occasionally. He thinks he understands meteorology; I don't. But
lately I felt that I _must_ have some explanation of the weather, so I
asked George to explain it.

He said, "Certainly; it's quite simple. Take wind. Wind is caused by
differences of _pressure_."