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A PLAIN CASE; EPIGRAM by JOHN GODFREY SAXE

First Line: WHEN TUTOR THOMPSON GOES TO BED
Last Line: IS PLAIN AS -- MRS. THOMPSON'S FACE!
WHEN Tutor Thompson goes to bed,
That very moment, it is said,
The cautious man puts out the light,
And draws the curtain snug and tight.
You marvel much why this should be,
But when his spouse you chance to see,
What seemed before a puzzling case
Is plain as -- Mrs. Thompson's face!



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