Heard On The Tube Railway

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First Lady: "And was he related to you, dear?" Second Lady: "Oh, yes. You see, that gentleman's mother was my mother's mother-in-law, but he is not on speaking terms with my papa." First Lady: "Oh, indeed!" (But you could see that she was not much wiser.) How was the gentleman related to the Second Lady?

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