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- Futility of expecting stranger to have one's interest at heart. J1087
- Urine diagnosis to tell where a man comes from. A farmer takes some of his master's urine for examination. The doctor asks where the man comes from. "You will soon see," says the man, expecting the analysis to tell. (Cf. K2321.1.) J1734.1
- Boots sent by telegraph. A peasant hangs boots and an accompanying letter on a telegraph wire, expecting them to reach the city. J1935.1
- Mistress expecting lover accidentally exchanges places with her maidservant. N391.1
- Misunderstood wife banished by husband. She has decorated the house for his homecoming, but he thinks that she is expecting a paramour. S411.1