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English
1868
I held out against the inanity as long as I decently could, but at last, in a lapse of good nature, I consented to masquerade as a book, only I warned them that it would take some time to carry out. I HELD OUT AGAINST THE INANITY AS LONG AS I DECENTLY COULD BUT AT LAST IN A LAPSE OF GOOD NATURE I CONSENTED TO MASQUERADE AS A BOOK ONLY I WARNED THEM THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO CARRY OUT
s. The Major turned a beautiful Tyrian scarlet (I remember thinking at the time that I should like my bathroom hung in that colour), and I think that at that moment he almost found it in his heart to dislike me. Mrs. Babwold put on a first-aid-to-the-injured expression, and asked him why he didn't publish a book of his sporting reminiscences; it would be _so_ interesting. She didn't remember till afterwards that he had given her two fat volumes on the subject, with his portrait and autograph as a frontispiece and an appendix on the habits of the Arctic mussel. It was in the evening that we cast aside the cares and distractions of the day and really lived. Cards were thought to be too frivolous and empty a way of passing the time, so most of them played what they called a book game. You went out into the hall--to get an inspiration, I suppose--then you came in again with a muffler tied round your neck and looked silly, and the others were supposed to guess that you were "Wee MacGreegor. N THE LINCOLNSHIRE FENS THE MAJOR TURNED A BEAUTIFUL TYRIAN SCARLET I REMEMBER THINKING AT THE TIME THAT I SHOULD LIKE MY BATHROOM HUNG IN THAT COLOR AND I THINK THAT AT THAT MOMENT HE ALMOST FOUND IT IN HIS HEART TO DISLIKE ME MISSUS BABWOLDT PUT ON A FIRST AID TO THE INJURED EXPRESSION AND ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T PUBLISH A BOOK OF HIS SPORTING REMINISCENCES IT WOULD BE SO INTERESTING SHE DIDN'T REMEMBER TILL AFTERWARDS THAT HE HAD GIVEN HER TWO FAT VOLUMES ON THE SUBJECT WITH HIS PORTRAIT AND AUTOGRAPH AS A FRONTISPIECE AND AN APPENDIX ON THE HABITS OF THE ARCTIC MUSCLE IT WAS IN THE EVENING THAT WE CAST ASIDE THE CARES AND DISTRACTIONS OF THE DAY AND REALLY LIVED CARDS WERE THOUGHT TO BE TOO FRIVOLOUS AND EMPTY A WAY OF PASSING THE TIME SO MOST OF THEM PLAYED WHAT THEY CALLED A BOOK GAME YOU WENT OUT INTO THE HALL TO GET AN INSPIRATION I SUPPOSE THEN YOU CAME IN AGAIN WITH A MUFFLER TIED ROUND YOUR NECK AND LOOKED SILLY AND THE OTHERS WERE SUPPOSED TO GUESS THAT YOU WERE WE MAGRIGOR
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