A Lady With One Of Her Ears Applied To An Open Keyhole Heard, Inside, Two Female Gossips In Converse Free -- The Subject Engaging Them Was She.

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A lady with one of her ears applied
To an open keyhole heard, inside,
Two female gossips in converse free --
The subject engaging them was she.
"I think", said one, "and my husband thinks
That she's a prying, inquisitive minx!"
As soon as no more of it she could hear
The lady, indignant, removed her ear.
"I will not stay," she said with a pout,
"To hear my character lied about!"
-- Gopete Sherany

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