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He was a stout man, and his feet were big in proportion. He wore stout

boots, too, with broad, square, sensibly-shaped toes; and when he came

into the boot shop to buy another pair, he found he had some difficulty

in getting what he wanted.



A dozen, two dozen, three dozen pairs were brought and shown him.



"No, no! Square toes--must have square toes," he insisted.



"But, sir, everybody is wearing shoes with pointed toes. They are

fashionable this season."



"I'm sorry," said the stout man gravely, as he got up and prepared to

leave the shop. "I'm very sorry to have troubled you, I'm sure. But, you

see, I'm still wearing my last season's feet!"



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