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"Really, to be told one's living in a suburb when one is conscious of spreading the benefits of civilisation all over the world! REALLY TO BE TOLD ONE'S LIVING IN A SUBURB WHEN ONE IS CONSCIOUS OF SPREADING THE BENEFITS OF CIVILIZATION ALL OVER THE WORLD
, and Imperial responsibility, and blood-is-thicker-than-water, and all that sort of thing." Reginald waited for a couple of minutes before replying, while the Lord of Rimini temporarily monopolised the acoustic possibilities of the theatre. "That is the worst of a tragedy," he observed, "one can't always hear oneself talk. Of course I accept the Imperial idea and the responsibility. After all, I would just as soon think in Continents as anywhere else. And some day, when the season is over and we have the time, you shall explain to me the exact blood-brotherhood and all that sort of thing that exists between a French Canadian and a mild Hindoo and a Yorkshireman, for instance." "Oh, well, 'dominion over palm and pine,' you know," quoted the Duchess hopefully; "of course we mustn't forget that we're all part of the great Anglo-Saxon Empire." "Which for its part is rapidly becoming a suburb of Jerusalem. A very pleasant suburb, I admit, and quite a charming Jerusalem. But still a suburb. U PATRIOTISM FOR INSTANCE AND EMPIRE AND IMPERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING REGINALD WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE REPLYING WHILE THE LORD OF REMEDY TEMPORARILY MONOPOLIZED THE ACOUSTIC POSSIBILITIES OF THE THEATER THAT IS THE WORST OF A TRAGEDY HE OBSERVED ONE CAN'T ALWAYS HEAR ONE'S SELF TALK OF COURSE I ACCEPT THE IMPERIAL IDEA AND THE RESPONSIBILITY AFTER ALL I WOULD JUST AS SOON THINK IN COUNTENANCE AS ANYWHERE ELSE AND SOME DAY WHEN THE SEASON IS OVER AND WE HAVE THE TIME YOU SHALL EXPLAIN TO ME THE EXACT BLOOD BROTHERHOOD AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING THAT EXISTS BETWEEN A FRENCH CANADIAN AND A MILD HINDU AND A YORKSHIREMAN FOR INSTANCE OH WELL DOMINION OVER PALM AND PINE YOU KNOW QUOTED THE DUCHESS HOPEFULLY OF COURSE WE MUSTN'T FORGET THAT WE'RE ALL PART OF THE GREAT ANGLO SAXON EMPIRE WHICH FOR ITS PART IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A SUBURB OF JERUSALEM A VERY PLEASANT SUBURB I ADMIT AND QUITE A CHARMING JERUSALEM BUT STILL A SUBURB
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