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When is a clock on the stairs dangerous ?—When it runs down and strikes one.

Guess Me, a curious collection of enigmas, charades, acting charades, double acrostics, conundrums, verbal puzzles, hieroglyphics, anagrams, etc. Compiled and arranged by Frederick D'Arros Planché; 1879; Pott, Young and co. in New York. Illustrated by George Cruikshank among others.