The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 9 (December 1, 1938)
Noble Ancestors
Noble Ancestors.
The Lady: You say the dog has a long pedigree?
The Dealer: Yes, marm, ‘e has. One of ‘is ancestors chewed off the corner of th’ Magny Charty, an’ another of ‘em bit a hole in good King Halfred. Yes, marm.
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