The Box of Chocolates
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
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5 Pounds?Report
I suspect that chocolate must have been pretty expensive back then, before modern global supply chains got going.
Edit: But maybe not.Report