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Show SIGNPOSTS The house agent decided to be quite frank with his latest client. "Of course," he began, "this house has one or two drawbacks which I feel I must mention. It is bounded on the north by the gasworks, gas-works, on the south by a rubber works, on the east by a vinegar factory, fac-tory, and on the west there is a glue-boiling glue-boiling establishment." "Good Heavens!" gasped the client. cli-ent. "What a neighborhood!" "Quite so," replied the agent. But there are advantages. The rent is cheap and you can always tell which way the wind is blowing." |