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THE SAYINGS OF MARJORIE. 
grunting sound, which the delighted Marjorie 
called “ snorking.” A new nurse having come 
on the scene, and another visit from the aunt 
being about to take place, Marjorie said, 
“ Nanny, do you know my Aunt Sinny ? ” 
“ No, baby, I don’t.” “ Such a nice young 
lady,” she graciously explained. “ She snorks 
over a screen beautiful.” 
It was when about that age that one 
evening her mother was dining out, and went 
to wish her good night. The baby looked 
long and hard at her, and said, “ Flowers 
in your dress and flowers in your hair ; 
you are smart.” Then she touched her chest, 
and said, ” Why, mummy, it’s skin ! ” And 
when her mother had gone she asked the 
it, T might be allowed to be the one to tell 
her of the arrangements and see her pleasure. 
Her answer was perhaps rather chilling. 
“ All right, daddy ; but I’d much rather have 
it in the kitchen, if I may.” 
About this time she was paying one of her 
nurse, “ Nanny, when I grow up shall I go 
out to dinner and have a dress made of skin 
in front ? ” 
A brilliant idea came to me that Christmas 
to give her pleasure. We would have the 
orthodox Christmas dinner in the middle of 
the day, and then she could for the first time 
dine with us instead of in her nursery. 
1 begged my wife that, as I had thought of 
“‘SCCH A NICE YOUNG CADY,’ SHE GRACIOUSLY 
explained, ‘she snorks over a screen 
BEAUTIFUL , 7 ” 
