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"Even that doesn't always save one. There is the inevitable female whom you met once in Devonshire, or the Matoppo Hills, or somewhere, who charges up to you with the remark that it's funny how one always meets people one knows at the Academy. Personally, I _don't_ think it funny." EVEN THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS SAVE ONE THERE IS THE INEVITABLE FEMALE WHOM YOU MET ONCE IN DEVONSHIRE OR THE METOPO HILLS OR SOMEWHERE WHO CHARGES UP TO YOU WITH THE REMARK THAT IT'S FUNNY HOW ONE ALWAYS MEETS PEOPLE ONE KNOWS AT THE ACADEMY PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK IT'S FUNNY
the situation. Perhaps it's as well that she's died out. The great charm about me (concluded Reginald) is that I am so easily pleased. But I draw the line at a "Prince of Wales" Prayer-book. REGINALD ON THE ACADEMY "One goes to the Academy in self-defence," said Reginald. "It is the one topic one has in common with the Country Cousins." "It is almost a religious observance with them," said the Other. "A kind of artistic Mecca, and when the good ones die they go"-- "To the Chantrey Bequest. The mystery is _what_ they find to talk about in the country." "There are two subjects of conversation in the country: Servants, and Can fowls be made to pay? The first, I believe, is compulsory, the second optional." "As a function," resumed Reginald, "the Academy is a failure." "You think it would be tolerable without the pictures?" "The pictures are all right, in their way; after all, one can always _look_ at them if one is bored with one's surroundings, or wants to avoid an imminent acquaintance.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT WORK THIS READING BY JASON'S ANTHOPOLIS REGINALD BY SAKI REGINALD ON THE ACADEMY REGINALD ON THE ACADEMY ONE GOES TO THE ACADEMY IN SELF DEFENCE SAID REGINALD IT IS THE ONE TOPIC ONE HAS IN COMMON WITH THE COUNTRY COUSINS IT IS ALMOST A RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE WITH THEM SAID THE OTHER A KIND OF ARTISTIC MECCA AND WHEN THE GOOD ONES DIE THEY GO TO THE CHANTREE BEQUEST THE MYSTERY IS WHAT THEY FIND TO TALK ABOUT IN THE COUNTRY THERE ARE TWO SUBJECTS OF CONVERSATION IN THE COUNTRY SERVANTS AND CAN FOWLS BE MADE TO PAY THE FIRST I BELIEVE IS COMPULSORY THE SECOND OPTIONAL AS A FUNCTION RESUMED REGINALD THE ACADEMY IS A FAILURE YOU THINK IT WOULD BE TOLERABLE WITHOUT THE PICTURES THE PICTURES ARE ALL RIGHT IN THEIR WAY AFTER ALL ONE CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT THEM IF ONE IS BORED WITH ONE'S SURROUNDINGS OR WANTS TO AVOID AN IMMINENT ACQUAINTANCE
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