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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 8 (November 1, 1938)

Weighing Her Up

Weighing Her Up.

Thump, thump, thump!

The visitor was being treated to a display of little Agatha's prowess on the piano. I know the word prowess has a martial sound, but Agatha's playing was like that. In fact, you might well think she did it with military boots.

The pounding ceased at last, and the proud mother said hopefully:

“Of course, those scales were entirely self-taught. Don't you think it would be worth while to have a teacher?”

The visitor shrugged her shoulders and sniffed.

“Well,” she answered, “speaking candid, my dear, if them's scales what she played, it ain't a teacher she wants, it's a Hinspector of Weights and Measures.”