"Cupid's Arithmetic"
A conundrum from Henry Ernest Dudeney, Modern Puzzles, 1926:
Dora Crackham one morning produced a slip of paper bearing the jumble of figures shown in our illustration. She said that a young mathematician had this poser presented to him by his betrothed when she was in a playful mood.
"What am I to do with it?" asked George.
"Just interpret its meaning," she replied. "If it is properly regarded it should not be difficult to decipher."
What did she mean? I'll give the answer tomorrow.
