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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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