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Show BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful That He Should' Not Shock the Nerves of His Friend. In Liverpool there is a man, writes a contributor to Pearson's Weekly, who is famous for his calmness on every occasion. One day he strolled leisurely into the office of a friend. "I've just had a chat with your wife," he began. "Why, I didn't know she was in town." . "Oh, she wasn't in town," replied the other. "I called at your house." "I didn't know she was receiving today," to-day," said the husband, with some surprise. sur-prise. "I thought she had a headache." head-ache." "She (dn't mention it to me," said the calm man. "There was quite a crowd at the house." "A crowd!" echoed the husband. "Yes," went on the calm man. "They came with the fire engine." "The fire engine!" gasped the husband. hus-band. "Oh, it's all right," went on the calm man. "It's all out now. It wasn't much of a fire, but I thought you'd like to know of it." |