A LEWIS CARROLL PROVERB[49]
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A LEWIS CARROLL PROVERB[49]
Remember the old proverb, “Cross-writing makes cross-reading.”
“The old proverb?” you say enquiringly. “How old?” Well, not so very ancient, I must confess. In fact, I invented it while writing this paragraph. Still, you know, “old” is a comparative term. I think you would be quite justified in addressing a chicken, just out of the shell, as “old boy!” when compared with another chicken that was only half out!