Punch, Volume 237Punch Publications Limited, 1959 |
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Page 391
... asked . " Well , he arrived in a temperature of fifteen below . And he sent a cable back to Detroit , ' Nobody has any iceboxes here . Please send 500,000 , ' and he sold them . " Ilyachev went on : " Of course our people still have a ...
... asked . " Well , he arrived in a temperature of fifteen below . And he sent a cable back to Detroit , ' Nobody has any iceboxes here . Please send 500,000 , ' and he sold them . " Ilyachev went on : " Of course our people still have a ...
Page 436
... asked Mr. Fazackerley . " I like to write , " I said . He looked doubtful .. " I see you got a first in English , " he said . " Yes , " I said . " We usually prefer people with seconds , " he said , " people with firsts are too ...
... asked Mr. Fazackerley . " I like to write , " I said . He looked doubtful .. " I see you got a first in English , " he said . " Yes , " I said . " We usually prefer people with seconds , " he said , " people with firsts are too ...
Page 559
... asked my wife . " A play ? " " I've no idea , " she said . " You switched it on . " I hadn't touched either the TV or the wireless and was saying so when a woman's voice , slightly husky and deeper than Anne's , asked " Where did you ...
... asked my wife . " A play ? " " I've no idea , " she said . " You switched it on . " I hadn't touched either the TV or the wireless and was saying so when a woman's voice , slightly husky and deeper than Anne's , asked " Where did you ...
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