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large/1868/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_14_saki_64kb
English
1868
I hunted back in my mind for the most familiar French classic that I could take liberties with, and after a little exercise of memory I turned out the following:   "Hast thou the pen that once the gardener had? I HUNTED BACK IN MY MIND FOR THE MOST FAMILIAR FRENCH CLASSIC THAT I COULD TAKE LIBERTIES WITH AND AFTER A LITTLE EXERCISE OF MEMORY I TURNED OUT THE FOLLOWING HAST THOU THE PEN THAT ONCE THE GARDENER HAD
chess was quite absurdly annoyed about it afterwards. It seems the leaflet was addressed "To those about to wobble"--I wasn't responsible for the silly title of the thing--and the woman never recovered; anyway, the voter was completely won over by the grapes and jellies, and I think that should have balanced matters. The Duchess called it bribery, and said it might have compromised the candidate she was supporting; he was expected to subscribe to church funds and chapel funds, and football and cricket clubs and regattas, and bazaars and beanfeasts and bellringers, and poultry shows and ploughing matches, and reading-rooms and choir outings, and shooting trophies and testimonials, and anything of that sort; but bribery would not have been tolerated. I fancy I have perhaps more talent for electioneering than for poetry, and I was really getting extended over this quatrain business. The egg began to be unmanageable, and the Duchess suggested something with a French literary ring about it. ICK WOMAN AND THE DUCHESS WAS QUITE ABSURDLY ANNOYED ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS IT SEEMS THE LEAFLET WAS ADDRESSED TO THOSE ABOUT TO WABBLE I WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SILLY TITLE OF THE THING AND THE WOMAN NEVER RECOVERED ANYWAY THE VOTER WAS COMPLETELY WON OVER BY THE GRAPES AND JELLIES AND I THINK THAT SHOULD HAVE BALANCED MATTERS THE DUCHESS CALLED IT BRIBERY AND SAID IT MIGHT HAVE COMPROMISED THE CANDIDATE SHE WAS SUPPORTING HE WAS EXPECTED TO SUBSCRIBE TO CHURCH FUNDS AND CHAPEL FUNDS AND FOOTBALL AND CRICKET CLUBS AND REGATTERS AND BAZAARS AND BEAN FEASTS AND BELL RINGERS AND POULTRY SHOWS AND PLOUGHING MATCHES AND READING ROOMS AND CHOIR OUTINGS AND SHOOTING TROPHIES AND TESTIMONIALS AND ANYTHING OF THAT SORT BUT BRIBERY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TOLERATED I FANCY I HAVE PERHAPS MORE TALENT FOR ELECTIONEERING THAN FOR POETRY AND I WAS REALLY GETTING EXTENDED OVER THIS QUATRAIN BUSINESS THE EGG BEGAN TO BE UNMANAGEABLE AND THE DUCHESS SUGGESTED SOMETHING WITH A FRENCH LITERARY RING ABOUT IT
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