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English
1823
From the appearance of its hands it is evident that mud pies and tar are joys unknown to it. As for its hair, there is something uncanny about its smoothness and respectability. FROM THE APPEARANCE OF HIS HANDS IT IS EVIDENT THAT MUD PIES AND TAR ARE JOYS UNKNOWN TO IT AS FOR ITS HAIR THERE IS SOMETHING UNCANNY ABOUT ITS SMOOTHNESS AND RESPECTABILITY
 letter to our own solicitors and explained the circumstances to them. They said it seemed to be a very sad case, but advised us to pay the 50 pounds, and we borrowed the money and did so. Since then we have lost faith, somehow, in the British drama as a guide to the conduct of life. THE CHILD. It is nice and quiet and it talks prettily. We have come across real infants now and then in the course of visits to married friends; they have been brought to us from outlying parts of the house and introduced to us for our edification; and we have found them gritty and sticky. Their boots have usually been muddy, and they have wiped them up against our new trousers. And their hair has suggested the idea that they have been standing on their heads in the dust-bin. And they have talked to us--but not prettily, not at all--rather rude we should call it. But the stage child is very different. It is clean and tidy. You can touch it anywhere and nothing comes off. Its face glows with soap and water.  THIS IS A LIBERALOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT W DOT LIBERVOX DOT HAWKE THE CHILD IN STAGE LAND BY JEROME K JEROME IT IS NICE AND QUIET AND IT TALKS PRETTILY WE HAVE COME ACROSS REAL INFANTS NOW AND THEN IN THE COURSE OF VISITS TO MARRIED FRIENDS THEY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO US FROM OUTLYING PARTS OF THE HOUSE AND INTRODUCED TO US FOR OUR EDIFICATION AND WE HAVE FOUND THEM GRITTY AND STICKY THEIR BOOTS HAVE USUALLY BEEN MUDDY AND THEY HAVE WIPED THEM UP AGAINST OUR NEW TROUSERS AND THEIR HAIR HAS SUGGESTED THE IDEA THAT THEY HAVE BEEN STANDING ON THEIR HEADS IN THE DUST PIN AND THEY HAVE TALKED TO US BUT NOT PRETTILY NOT AT ALL RATHER RUDE WE SHOULD CALL IT BUT THE STAGE CHILD IS VERY DIFFERENT IT IS CLEAN AND TIDY YOU CAN TOUCH IT ANYWHERE AND NOTHING COMES OFF ITS FACE GLOWS WITH SOAP AND WATER
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