The young wife was in tears when she opened the door for her husband. „I’ve been insulted,“ she sobbed. „Your mother insulted me.“ „My mother!“ he exclaimed. „But she is a hundred miles away.“ „I know, but a letter came for you this morning and I opened it.“ He looked stern, „I see, but where does the insult come in?“ „In the postscript,“ she answered. „It said: ‚Dear Alice, don’tforget to give this letter to George.'“