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Show OLD SAYING SLIGHTLY MIXED Familiar "Before You Could Say Jack Robinson" Does Not Convey the Right Idea. Opinion differs as to the proper duration du-ration of a social call. "Anywhere from ten minutes to a half hour," says the woman who has a social secretary and whose daily job is "calling," to the tune of tea and wafers. "All afternoon,-' says the bourgeoisie, who takes along her knitting and sits down to coffee and cake. "And then." say soine, "it all depends upon the call. On some occasions and with different people we stay longer than others." Kut .lack Robinson's calls never varied, lie never stayed long enough to wear out his welcome. In fact hardly hard-ly had he been announced, hardly had the servant who admitted him spoken aloud his name than lie was gone. So. as you see, "before you can say Tack Kobinson" has no reference to the time it takes to say it. "As long as you can see Jack Kobinson" would Ik1 more in order with its origin and significance. |