The Little Nugget by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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'You talk a lot. What do you reckon you're going to do?'
I eyed him thoughtfully. 'Well, everything's got to have a beginning,' I said. 'What you seem to me to want most is exercise. I'll take you for a run every day. You won't know yourself at the end of a week.' 'Say, if you think you're going to get _me_ to run--' 'When I grab your little hand, and start running, you'll find you'll soon be running too. And, years hence, when you win the Marathon at the Olympic Games, you'll come to me with tears in your eyes, and you'll say--' 'Oh, slush!' 'I shouldn't wonder.' I looked at my watch. 'Meanwhile, you had better go to bed. It's past your proper time.' He stared at me in open-eyed amazement. 'Bed!' 'Bed.' He seemed more amused than annoyed. 'Say, what time do you think I usually go to bed?' |
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