Wedding Declared Off
_John Willie_ (_pleadingly_): "Why can't we be married right away,
Elsie?"
_Elsie_ (_coyly_): "Oh, I can't bear to leave father alone just now."
_John Willie_ (_earnestly_): "But, my darling, he has had you such a
very long time."
_Elsie_ (_freezingly_): "Sir!"
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