His Sphere
"His versatility is something extraordinary."
"I had an idea he was rather stupid."
"That's just it. I never met a man who could make more different kinds
of a fool of himself."
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_Poetic Bridegroom:_ "I could sit here forever, gazing into your eyes,
and listening to the wash of the ocean."
_Practical Bride:_ "Oh! That reminds me, darling, we have not paid our
laundry bill yet."
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Heaven
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