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And like every woman who has ever preached repentance to unregenerate youth, she dwelt on the sin of an empty life, which always seems so much more scandalous in the country, where people rise early to see if a new strawberry has happened during the night. AND LIKE EVERY WOMAN WHO HAS EVER PREACHED REPENTANCE TO UNREGENERATE YOUTH SHE DWELT ON THE SIN OF AN EMPTY LIFE WHICH ALWAYS SEEMS SO MUCH MORE SCANDALOUS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE RISE EARLY TO SEE IF A NEW STRAWBERRY HAS HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT
porridge, and believed in everything, even the weather forecast. Therefore the family was relieved when the vicar's daughter undertook the reformation of Reginald. Her name was Amabel; it was the vicar's one extravagance. Amabel was accounted a beauty and intellectually gifted; she never played tennis, and was reputed to have read Maeterlinck's _Life of the Bee_. If you abstain from tennis _and_ read Maeterlinck in a small country village, you are of necessity intellectual. Also she had been twice to Fecamp to pick up a good French accent from the Americans staying there; consequently she had a knowledge of the world which might be considered useful in dealings with a worldling. Hence the congratulations in the family when Amabel undertook the reformation of its wayward member. Amabel commenced operations by asking her unsuspecting pupil to tea in the vicarage garden; she believed in the healthy influence of natural surroundings, never having been in Sicily, where things are different. IVERSE THE FAMILY ATE PORRIDGE AND BELIEVED IN EVERYTHING EVEN THE WEATHER FORECAST THEREFORE THE FAMILY WAS RELIEVED WHEN THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER UNDERTOOK THE REFORMATION OF REGINALD HER NAME WAS AMABEL IT WAS THE VICAR'S ONE EXTRAVAGANCE AMABEL WAS ACCOUNTED A BEAUTY AND INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED SHE NEVER PLAYED TENNIS AND WAS REPUTED TO HAVE READ MAETERLINCK'S LIFE OF THE BEE IF YOU ABSTAIN FROM TENNIS AND READ MAETERLINCK IN A SMALL COUNTRY VILLAGE YOU ARE OF NECESSITY INTELLECTUAL ALSO SHE HAD BEEN TWICE TO FECAMP TO PICK UP A GOOD FRENCH ACCENT FROM THE AMERICANS STAYING THERE CONSEQUENTLY SHE HAD A KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD WHICH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED USEFUL IN DEALINGS WITH A WORLDLING HENCE THE CONGRATULATIONS IN THE FAMILY WHEN AMABEL UNDERTOOK THE REFORMATION OF ITS WAYWARD MEMBER AMABEL COMMENCED OPERATIONS BY ASKING HER UNSUSPECTING PUPIL TO TEA IN THE VICARAGE GARDEN SHE BELIEVED IN THE HEALTHY INFLUENCE OF NATURAL SURROUNDINGS NEVER HAVING BEEN IN SICILY WHERE THINGS ARE DIFFERENT
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