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to ask if a man should really leave
his father and mother and cleave unto his wife.
Prof. G. - (impatiently) Never you mind
that, it only belongs to the higher [underlined]
think [underlined].
McA. - Do you think, Prof., that a man
should think more of his sweetheart
than his mother?
Prof. G. - For goodness sake! Ha! Ha! You
no had one of my daughters. No
sir!
McA - They are all after me anyway
Prof.
Prof. G. - Tut, tut, you not fit to hafe
a girl.
McA. - Prof. I could have been engaged
years ago if I had wanted to.
Prof. G. - We will stop now, and go on