 | The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe |  |
A PLAIN CASE.
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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