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Show M BAD EXAMPLE The censor had just finished reading read-ing the new play. "This will never do," he said to the aulhor. "It's positively corrupting." cor-rupting." The author argued: "Why, this play is ail about a minister and a reformer it's my best work there can't be anything objectionable in it." "Listen to the ending," replied the censor. "The situation is this the two men have just finished dinner at the hotel. The minister says, Shall we drive to the station now?' T am ready,' answers the reformer. The two men rise from the table and go out." "Well," muttered the author, "what is corrupting in that?" "My dear sir, your play would start a criminal influence in our younger generation. The minister and reformer have left without paying their bill!" M . |