'First the pulley. With these window-washers haul
themselves up to the tip-top or drop'.
'Yes', she said, with minimal interest. 'Next'.
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I take it that 'I' is saying, 'Let's come back to that.',
'she' is saying 'Continue',
and 'I' is saying, 'Lever, ah, ...What's last? '
I think she was consciously trying to let out the most practical female invention.
Thanks Johnny for alerting me to this very good one.
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I take it that 'I' is saying, 'Let's come back to that.', 'she' is saying 'Continue', and 'I' is saying, 'Lever, ah, ...What's last? ' I think she was consciously trying to let out the most practical female invention. Thanks Johnny for alerting me to this very good one.