[
Mrs. Forester's cow has fallen into a lime pit and is struggling in vain to get itself out]
Mary Smith:
I think the odour is the burning of the poor thing's hair - the lime has singed it off.
Mrs. Forester:
[
shrieks] What care I if she's bald?
Miss Deborah Jenkyns:
She will not be bald if she cannot be recovered - she will be naked!
Captain Brown:
It pains me to say it, Mrs. Forester, but the poor bad beast will have to be destroyed - unless you're prepared to dress it in pyjamas!
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