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[Music teacher, Mr. Gamut, with Mrs. Lukydygar and her daughter who is playing the piano]

Shows "Charming and Astute Professor" saying, "I assure you Mrs. Lukydygar, your delightful little daughter is a perfect prodigy" and Mrs Lukydygar replying "I dunno what you mean by a 'prodigy,' Mr. Gamut. The only one as ever I see, was kep in a bottle o' sperrits at a show. But she do play beautiful to be sure."

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Date(s): 1855

Creator: Grosse, Frederick, 1828-1894, engraver.

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