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Show Then the Star Twinkled. Long had he worshiped her at a distance, dis-tance, btt his shyness prevented him from proposing. Then, one night, for the sweet sake of charity, a theatrical performance took place, in which the charmer was the leading woman and more adorable than ever. Afterwards the shy admirer ad-mirer drew near his sweetheart, made valiant by the sight of her beauty. "You are the star of the evening," he said, as they stood alone in a corner. "You are the first to tell me so," said the damsel, with a happy blush. "Then," he retorted promptly, "may I claim my reward as an astronomer?" The woman looked puzzled. "What reward?" she asked. "Why, the right to give my name to the star I have discovered!" the young man said, speaking boldly at last. Answers, London. |