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Show Not in Her Line. 3 "Can you tell me, Miss Beacon," said young Sir. Chestnutte, as the solemnity of the conversation was being lighted up by bright flashes of wit from the book of riddles, "can you tell me what is the longest word, in the English language?" "Oh, that is extremely simple, Mr. Chestnirtt. Beleaguered, because there is a league between the first and last syllables. Now pray submit some more puzzling interrogatory." "iYi'13, then, what is the shortest word?'' "Mr. Chestnutte!" said the young woman in stern and icy tones as she drew herself up to all the dignified statolinoss of her five feet seven. "Mr. Chestnutte, my domicile is in Boston. There is no short word in my vocabulary.' vocabu-lary.' Chicago Times. |