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I found everyone talking nervously and feverishly of the weather and the war in South Africa, except Reginald, who was reclining in a comfortable chair with the dreamy, far away look that a volcano might wear just after it had desolated entire villages. The Archdeacon's wife was buttoning up her gloves with a concentrated deliberation that was fearful to behold. I shall have to treble my subscription to her Cheerful Sunday Evenings Fund before I dare set foot in her house again. I FOUND EVERY ONE TALKING NERVOUSLY AND FEVERISHLY OF THE WEATHER AND THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA EXCEPT REGINALD WHO WAS RECLINING IN A COMFORTABLE CHAIR WITH THE DREAMY FAR AWAY LOOK THAT A VOLCANO MIGHT WEAR JUST AFTER IT HAD DESOLATED ENTIRE VILLAGES THE ARCHDEACON'S WIFE WAS BUTTONING UP HER GLOVES WITH A CONCENTRATED DELIBERATION THAT WAS FEARFUL TO BEHOLD I SHALL HAVE TO TREBLE MY SUBSCRIPTION TO HER CHEERFUL SUNDAY EVENING'S FUND BEFORE I DARE SET FOOT IN HER HOUSE AGAIN
age boy the approved theory of mixing absinthe, within full earshot of his mother. Mrs. Rampage occupies a prominent place in local Temperance movements. As soon as I had broken up this unpromising _tete-a-tete_ and settled Reginald where he could watch the croquet players losing their tempers, I wandered off to find my hostess and renew the kitten negotiations at the point where they had been interrupted. I did not succeed in running her down at once, and eventually it was Mrs. McKillop who sought me out, and her conversation was not of kittens. "Your cousin is discussing _Zaza_ with the Archdeacon's wife; at least, he is discussing, she is ordering her carriage." She spoke in the dry, staccato tone of one who repeats a French exercise, and I knew that as far as Millie McKillop was concerned, Wumples was devoted to a lifelong celibacy. "If you don't mind," I said hurriedly, "I think we'd like our carriage ordered too," and I made a forced march in the direction of the croquet- ground. EACHING THE YOUNGEST RAMPAGE BOY THE APPROVED THEORY OF MIXING ABSINTHE WITHIN FULL EARSHOT OF HIS MOTHER MISSUS RAMPAGE OCCUPIES A PROMINENT PLACE IN LOCAL TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTS AS SOON AS I HAD BROKEN UP THIS UNPROMISING TETE A TETE AND SETTLED REGINALD WHERE HE COULD WATCH THE CROQUET PLAYERS LOSING THEIR TEMPERS I WANDERED OFF TO FIND MY HOSTESS AND RENEW THE KITTEN NEGOTIATIONS AT THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED I DID NOT SUCCEED IN RUNNING HER DOWN AT ONCE AND EVENTUALLY IT WAS MISSUS MC KILLOP WHO SOUGHT ME OUT AND HER CONVERSATION WAS NOT OF KITTENS YOUR COUSIN IS DISCUSSING ZAZA WITH THE ARCHDEACON'S WIFE AT LEAST HE IS DISCUSSING SHE IS ORDERING HER CARRIAGE SHE SPOKE IN THE DRY STACCATO TONE OF ONE WHO REPEATS A FRENCH EXERCISE AND I KNEW THAT AS FAR AS MILLIE MC KILLOP WAS CONCERNED WUMPLES WAS DEVOTED TO A LIFELONG CELIBACY IF YOU DON'T MIND I SAID HURRIEDLY I THINK WE'D LIKE OUR CARRIAGE ORDERED TOO AND I MADE A FORCED MARCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CROQUET GROUND
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