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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147,
by Various
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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914
Author: Various
Editor: Owen Seaman
Release Date: October 19, 2008 [EBook #26969]
Language: English
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PUNCH,
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOLUME 147.
AUGUST 19th 1914.
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Illustration: A QUICK CHANGE OF FRONT.
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THE NATURE OF A MORATORIUM.
"It's a big ship" (I could overhear Ethel's voice through the open nursery window). "I know perfectly well it is. It's one of the Cunarders."
"Well, you're quite wrong then," (this from Jack). "It was passed through Parliament. You can't pass a ship through Parliament."
"It's the sister ship to the Lusitania--so there!"
Joan's thoughtful voice intervened.
"I can tell you what it is," she said. "It's a place for burying people--a sort of big tomb where they put dead kings. There's one at Windsor."
Curiously enough I was myself at the moment rather puzzled as
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914
by Various Authors