Word: cairne
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...faste of the Freshmen are nearly always diametrically opposed to the desires of officiating chaperon. Thus one constantly hears fought out, with an energy worthy of a higher subject, such questions as the relative merits of coffee-pots, or the varied advantages of Keiller's as opposed to Cairn's marmalade; in such crises as these it is amusing to watch the face of the obsequious shop-walker, as he tries his utmost to conciliate the contending parties by agreeing first with the one, then with the other. Fortunate, indeed, is the Freshman who has a brother or cousin...