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Show ABSORBED IN HER WORK. Woman Writer Had Most Unusual Gift of Concentration. Mrs. Someivllle, the popular scientific scien-tific writer, linil a wonderful gift of concentration. She wro'p her hooks ilunlini; with the phenomena of the universe with tho bustle of family life In full swing around her. Her husband hus-band once mailo a wagei vith a filend that ho would abuse her to her face while she was writing, and that she would remain unconscious of It. Accordingly, Ac-cordingly, one night, as she was absorbed ab-sorbed in composition, he said to his friend: "Would yon over imagine that my wife rouges? It's a fact. What's more she wears a wig anil her teeth nre false." Her daughters were In roars of laughter, but she went on placidly writing. At last her husband said: "Mrs. Soniervlllo" In a louder tone, and paused. Then she looked up and asked lniiocenti. "Old ou speak to me, dear?" London Globe. t |
