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I knew a canary once that had been trying for months and years to hatch out a family, and everyone looked upon it as a blameless infatuation, like the sale of Delagoa Bay, which would be an annual loss to the Press agencies if it ever came to pass; and one day the bird really did bring it off, in the middle of family prayers. I KNEW A CANARY ONCE THAT HAD BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS AND YEARS TO HATCH OUT A FAMILY AND EVERY ONE LOOKED UPON IT AS A BLAMELESS INFATUATION LIKE THE SALE OF DELAGOA BA WHICH WOULD BE AN ANNUAL LOSS TO THE PRESS AGENCIES IF IT EVER CAME TO PASS AND ONE DAY THE BIRD REALLY DID BRING IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF FAMILY PRAYERS
f course, one just loves them for it, but I must confess they make me uncomfy; they remind one so of a duck that goes flapping about with forced cheerfulness long after its head's been cut off. Ducks have _no_ repose. Now, my aunt has a shade of hair that suits her, and a cook who quarrels with the other servants, which is always a hopeful sign, and a conscience that's absentee for about eleven months of the year, and only turns up at Lent to annoy her husband's people, who are considerably Lower than the angels, so to speak: with all these natural advantages--she says her particular tint of bronze is a natural advantage, and there can be no two opinions as to the advantage--of course she has to send out for her afflictions, like those restaurants where they haven't got a licence. The system has this advantage, that you can fit your unhappinesses in with your other engagements, whereas real worries have a way of arriving at meal-times, and when you're dressing, or other solemn moments. WORN BLINKERS EVER SINCE OF COURSE ONE JUST LOVES THEM FOR IT BUT I MUST CONFESS THEY MAKE ME UNCOMFY THEY REMIND ONE SO OF A DUCK THAT GOES FLAPPING ABOUT WITH FORCED CHEERFULNESS LONG AFTER ITS HEADS BEEN CUT OFF DUCKS HAVE NO REPOSE NOW MY AUNT HAS A SHADE OF HAIR THAT SUITS HER AND A COOK WHO QUARRELS WITH THE OTHER SERVANTS WHICH IS ALWAYS A HOPEFUL SIGN AND A CONSCIENCE THAT'S ABSENTEE FOR ABOUT ELEVEN MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND ONLY TURNS UP AT LENGTH TO ANNOY HER HUSBAND'S PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THE ANGELS SO TO SPEAK WITH ALL THESE NATURAL ADVANTAGES SHE SAYS HER PARTICULAR TINT OF BRONZE IS A NATURAL ADVANTAGE AND THERE CAN BE NO TWO OPINIONS AS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF COURSE SHE HAS TO SEND OUT FOR HER AFFLICTIONS LIKE THOSE RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY HAVEN'T GOT A LICENCE THE SYSTEM HAS THIS ADVANTAGE THAT YOU CAN FIT YOUR UNHAPPINESS IN WITH YOUR OTHER ENGAGEMENTS WHEREAS REAL WORRIES HAVE A WAY OF ARRIVING AT MEAL TIMES AND WHEN YOU'RE DRESSING OR OTHER SOLEMN MOMENTS
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