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Show PRETTY NEAR IT. A woman strolled into the public library the other day in search of a certain book. She accosted Chalmers Hadley, librarian, and solicited his assistance In the search. "I am searching for a book called "The Dentist's Infirmary," she said. "You see, we are studying him in our literary club. " 'The Dentist's Infirmary,' madam?" inquired Mr. Hadley, seeking to associate asso-ciate such a book with such a study class. "Yes," replied the woman, "It's all about devils and angels and such like." The light of understanding dawned upon the puzzled mind of the long-suffering long-suffering librarian and he almost gasped: "Oh, you mean Dante's 'Inferno!'" |