[The Complete PG Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.]@TWC D-Link book
The Complete PG Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

CHAPTER VII
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I do.

I left my card on you longer ago than that, but I am afraid you never read it; yet I see you have it with you.
Professor .-- Where?
Old Age .-- There, between your eyebrows,--three straight lines running up and down; all the probate courts know that token,--"Old Age, his mark." Put your forefinger on the inner end of one eyebrow, and your middle finger on the inner end of the other eyebrow; now separate the fingers, and you will smooth out my sign-manual; that's the way you used to look before I left my card on you.
Professor .-- What message do people generally send back when you first call on them?
Old Age .-- Not at home.

Then I leave a card and go.

Next year I call; get the same answer; leave another card.

So for five or six,--sometimes ten years or more.


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