Women my boy said a parent to his son are a delusion and a snare
"Women, my boy," said a parent to his son, "are a delusion and a
snare." "It is queer," murmured the boy, "people will hug a
delusion." And while the old man looked queerly at him, the young
man hunted up his roller-skates and went out to be snared.
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