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English
1868
I thought she meant that she was subject to periodical outbreaks and was expecting an attack at any moment. So embarrassing if she had suddenly taken it into her head that she was Cesar Borgia or St. Elizabeth of Hungary. That sort of thing would make one unpleasantly conspicuous even at a private view. I THOUGHT SHE MEANT THAT SHE WAS SUBJECT TO PERIODICAL OUTBREAKS AND WAS EXPECTING AN ATTACK AT ANY MOMENT SO EMBARRASSING IF SHE HAD SUDDENLY TAKEN IT INTO HER HEAD THAT SHE WAS CHERZERAY BORGIA OR SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY THAT SORT OF THING WOULD MAKE ONE UNPLEASANTLY CONSPICUOUS EVEN AT A PRIVATE VIEW
a Chow, but beyond that I was firm. She megaphoned back two minutes later, 'You promised you would never mention it; don't you ever keep a promise?' When people had stopped glaring in our direction, I replied that I'd as soon think of keeping white mice. I saw her tearing little bits out of her programme for a minute or two, and then she leaned back and snorted, 'You're not the boy I took you for,' as though she were an eagle arriving at Olympus with the wrong Ganymede. That was her last audible remark, but she went on tearing up her programme and scattering the pieces around her, till one of her neighbours asked with immense dignity whether she should send for a wastepaper basket. I didn't stay for the last act." "Then there is Mrs.--oh, I never can remember her name; she lives in a street that the cabmen have never heard of, and is at home on Wednesdays. She frightened me horribly once at a private view by saying mysteriously, 'I oughtn't to be here, you know; this is one of my days. HAD GOT INTO SPIT'S INSTEAD OF A CHOW BUT BEYOND THAT I WAS FIRM SHE MEGAPHONED BACK TWO MINUTES LATER YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD NEVER MENTION IT DON'T YOU EVER KEEP A PROMISE WHEN PEOPLE HAD STOPPED GLARING IN OUR DIRECTION I REPLIED THAT I'D AS SOON THINK OF KEEPING WHITE MICE I SAW HER TEARING LITTLE BITS OUT OF HER PROGRAM FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN SHE LEANED BACK AND SNORTED YOU'RE NOT THE BOY I TOOK YOU FOR AS THOUGH SHE WERE AN EAGLE ARRIVING AT OLYMPUS WITH THE WRONG GANYMEDE THAT WAS HER LAST AUDIBLE REMARK BUT SHE WENT ON TEARING UP HER PROGRAMME AND SCATTERING THE PIECES AROUND HER TILL ONE OF HER NEIGHBOURS ASKED WITH IMMENSE DIGNITY WHETHER SHE SHOULD SEND FOR A WASTE PAPER BASKET I DIDN'T STAY FOR THE LAST ACT THEN THERE IS MISSUS O I NEVER CAN REMEMBER HER NAME SHE LIVES IN A STREET THAT THE CABMEN HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AND IS AT HOME ON WEDNESDAYS SHE FRIGHTENED ME HORRIBLY ONCE AT A PRIVATE VIEW BY SAYING MYSTERIOUSLY I OUGHTN'T TO BE HERE YOU KNOW THIS IS ONE OF MY DAYS
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