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 of a social call anywhere from ten minutes to a halt half hour says the woman who lias has a social secretary and whose dally daily job is calling to the tune of tea and wafers all afternoon says the bourgeoisie who nho takes along lier knitting and sits down to coffee and cake and then say some it all depends upon the call on some occasions and with different people we stay longer than others but jack robinsons calls never varied ile he never stayed long iong enough to wear out his welcome in tact fact hardly had lie he been announced hardly had the servant who admitted him spoken aloud his name than he was gone so as you see before you can say jack robinson has no reference to the time it takes to say it As long loag as you can see jack robinson would be more in order with its origin and significance |