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Should never have suspected him of having a soul, yet not very long afterwards he eloped with a lion tamer's widow and set up as a golf instructor somewhere on the Persian Gulf; dreadfully immoral, of course, because he was only an indifferent player, but still, it showed imagination. SHOULD NEVER HAVE SUSPECTED HIM OF HAVING A SOUL YET NOT VERY LONG AFTERWARDS HE ELOPED WITH A LION TAMER'S WIDOW AND SET UP AS A GOLF INSTRUCTOR SOMEWHERE ON THE PERSIAN GULF DREADFULLY IMMORAL OF COURSE BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY AN INDIFFERENT PLAYER BUT STILL IT SHOWED IMAGINATION
never forget birthdays. I forget what he was, something in the City, where the patriotism comes from; and she--oh, well, her frocks are built in Paris, but she wears them with a strong English accent. So public-spirited of her. I think she must have been very strictly brought up, she's so desperately anxious to do the wrong thing correctly. Not that it really matters nowadays, as I told her: I know some perfectly virtuous people who are received everywhere. REGINALD ON HOUSE-PARTIES The drawback is, one never really _knows_ one's hosts and hostesses. One gets to know their fox-terriers and their chrysanthemums, and whether the story about the go-cart can be turned loose in the drawing-room, or must be told privately to each member of the party, for fear of shocking public opinion; but one's host and hostess are a sort of human hinterland that one never has the time to explore. There was a fellow I stayed with once in Warwickshire who farmed his own land, but was otherwise quite steady.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG THIS READING BY JASON'S ANTHOPOLIS REGINALD BY SAKI REGINALD ON HOUSE PARTIES REGINALD ON HOUSE PARTIES THE DRAWBACK IS ONE NEVER REALLY KNOWS ONE'S HOSTS AND HOSTESSES ONE GETS TO KNOW THEIR FOX TERRIERS AND THEIR CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND WHETHER THE STORY ABOUT THE GO CART CAN BE TURNED LOOSE IN THE DRAWING ROOM OR MUST BE TOLD PRIVATELY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE PARTY FOR FEAR OF SHOCKING PUBLIC OPINION BUT ONE'S HOST AND HOSTESS ARE A SORT OF HUMAN HINTERLAND THAT ONE NEVER HAS THE TIME TO EXPLORE THERE WAS A FELLOW I STAYED WITH ONCE IN WARWICKSHIRE WHO FARMED HIS OWN LAND BUT WAS OTHERWISE QUITE STEADY
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