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1868
After that, I might have been a gold fish in a glass bowl for all the privacy I got. People attacked me about it in the most unexpected places, and implored or commanded me to leave out things that I'd forgotten had ever happened. AFTER THAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GOLDFISH IN A GLASS BOWL FOR ALL THE PRIVACY I GOT PEOPLE ATTACKED ME ABOUT IT IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED PLACES AND IMPLORED OR COMMANDED ME TO LEAVE OUT THINGS THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN HAD EVER HAPPENED
dropped more money than his employers could afford to lose. When last I heard of him, he was believing in his innocence; the jury weren't. All the same, I really am innocent just now of something everyone accuses me of having done, and so far as I can see, their accusations will remain unfounded." "Rather an unexpected attitude for you." "I love people who do unexpected things. Didn't you always adore the man who slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day? But about this unfortunate innocence. Well, quite long ago, when I'd been quarrelling with more people than usual, you among the number--it must have been in November, I never quarrel with you too near Christmas--I had an idea that I'd like to write a book. It was to be a book of personal reminiscences, and was to leave out nothing." "Reginald!" "Exactly what the Duchess said when I mentioned it to her. I was provoking and said nothing, and the next thing, of course, was that everyone heard that I'd written the book and got it in the press. E LOST HIS FAITH IN IT BUT HE DROPPED MORE MONEY THAN HIS EMPLOYERS COULD AFFORD TO LOSE WHEN LAST I HEARD OF HIM HE WAS BELIEVING IN HIS INNOCENCE THE JURY WEREN'T ALL THE SAME I REALLY AM INNOCENT JUST NOW OF SOMETHING EVERYONE ACCUSES ME OF HAVING DONE AND SO FAR AS I CAN SEE THEIR ACCUSATIONS WILL REMAIN UNFOUNDED RATHER AN UNEXPECTED ATTITUDE FOR YOU I LOVE PEOPLE WHO DO UNEXPECTED THINGS DIDN'T YOU ALWAYS ADORE THE MAN WHO SLEW A LION IN A PIT ON A SNOWY DAY BUT ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE INNOCENCE WELL QUITE LONG AGO WHEN I'D BEEN QUARRELLING WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN USUAL YOU AMONG THE NUMBER IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN NOVEMBER I NEVER QUARREL WITH YOU TOO NEAR CHRISTMAS I HAD AN IDEA THAT I HAD LIKED TO WRITE A BOOK IT WAS TO BE A BOOK OF PERSONAL REMINISCENCES AND WAS TO LEAVE OUT NOTHING REGINALD EXACTLY WHAT THE DUCHESS SAID WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO HER I WAS PROVOKING AND SAID NOTHING AND THE NEXT THING OF COURSE WAS THAT EVERYONE HEARD THAT I HAD WRITTEN THE BOOK AND GOT IT IN THE PRESS
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