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[Illustration: _Mother (to curate)._ "AND DO YOU REALLY PRAY FOR YOUR
ENEMIES?"

_Ethel (overhearing)._ "I DO, MUMMY."

_Curate._ "AND WHAT DO YOU SAY IN YOUR PRAYER, MY CHILD?"

_Ethel._ "I PRAY THAT THEY MAY BE BEATEN."]

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IL FLAUTO MAGICO.

"The Lord Mayor formally declared the aerodrome opened, and turned
on the flute diverting the waters of the Cardinal Wolsey river
underground."--_Evening News_.

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From an interview with Lord ROBERT CECIL, as reported by _The
Manchester Guardian_:--

"It is literally true of the British soldier that he is _tans peur
et tans rapproche_."

This perhaps explains some recent reflections on the linguistic
accomplishments of our Foreign Office.