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 "That, too, was very neat," said my friend Annabel Lee; "but mostly it goes to show that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. What literature is more literature than the proverbs? What is a bird in the hand worth?" said my friend Annabel Lee.

"Two in the bush," said I.

"Where does charity begin?" said my friend Annabel Lee.

"At home," said I.

"What does it cover?" said my friend Annabel Lee.

"A multitude of sins," said I.

"What's a miss as good as?" said my friend Annabel Lee.

"A mile," said I.

"What makes the mare go?" said my friend Annabel Lee.

"Money," said I.

"Whom does conscience make cowards of?" said my friend Annabel Lee.