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Show Harcourt Deceived Gladstone. Gladstone hated tobacco in every form, and while" premier of England said once -reproachfully 1 to a close personal friend, "You have been smoking smok-ing this morning." The reply was, "I have been sitting for half an hour in the room of Sir William Harcourt, who is a great smoker." Mr. Gladstone said, with surprise, "I never knew he smoked. smok-ed. He must be always very careful in changing his clothes 1 before " he somes up to me." Harcourt being a member of the Gladstone cabinet. |