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It must have been ten minutes later, not more, and I had been having _quite_ an enjoyable chat with my hostess, and had promised to lend her _The Eternal City_ and my recipe for rabbit mayonnaise, and was just about to offer a kind home for her third Persian kitten, when I perceived, out of the corner of my eye, that Reginald was not where I had left him, and that the _marrons glaces_ were untasted. IT MUST HAVE BEEN TEN MINUTES LATER NOT MORE AND I HAD BEEN HAVING QUITE AN ENJOYABLE CHAT WITH MY HOSTESS AND HAD PROMISED TO LEND HER THE ETERNAL CITY AND MY RECIPE FOR RABBIT MAYONNAISE AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO OFFER A KIND HOME FOR HER THIRD PERSIAN KITTEN WHEN I PERCEIVED OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE THAT REGINALD WAS NOT WHERE I HAD LEFT HIM AND THAT THE MAHOEN GLASSE WERE UNTASTED
the Allies march into Paris. Why are women so fond of raking up the past? They're as bad as tailors, who invariably remember what you owe them for a suit long after you've ceased to wear it." "I'll order lunch for one o'clock; that will give you two and a half hours to dress in." Reginald puckered his brow into a tortured frown, and I knew that my point was gained. He was debating what tie would go with which waistcoat. Even then I had my misgivings. * * * * * During the drive to the McKillops' Reginald was possessed with a great peace, which was not wholly to be accounted for by the fact that he had inveigled his feet into shoes a size too small for them. I misgave more than ever, and having once launched Reginald on to the McKillops' lawn, I established him near a seductive dish of _marrons glaces_, and as far from the Archdeacon's wife as possible; as I drifted away to a diplomatic distance I heard with painful distinctness the eldest Mawkby girl asking him if he had seen _San Toy_. RAGEMENT THEY WILL INQUIRE IF I SAW THE ALLIES MARCH INTO PARIS WHY ARE WOMEN SO FOND OF RAKING UP THE PAST THEY'RE AS BAD AS TAILORS WHO INVARIABLY REMEMBER WHAT YOU OWE THEM FOR A SUIT LONG AFTER YOU'VE CEASED TO WEAR IT I'LL ORDER LUNCH FOR ONE O'CLOCK THAT WILL GIVE YOU TWO AND A HALF HOURS TO DRESS IN REGINALD PUCKERED HIS BROW INTO A TORTURED FROWN AND I KNEW THAT MY POINT WAS GAINED HE WAS DEBATING WHAT TIE WOULD GO WITH WHICH WAISTCOAT EVEN THEN I HAD MY MISGIVINGS DURING THE DRIVE TO THE MC KILLOPS REGINALD WAS POSSESSED WITH A GREAT PEACE WHICH WAS NOT WHOLLY TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE FACT THAT HE HAD INVEIGLED HIS FEET INTO SHOES A SIZE TOO SMALL FOR THEM I MISGAVE MORE THAN EVER AND HAVING ONCE LAUNCHED REGINALD ON TO THE MC KILLOPS LAWN I ESTABLISHED HIM NEAR A SEDUCTIVE DISH OF MAHAN GLASSE AND AS FAR FROM THE ARCHDEACON'S WIFE AS POSSIBLE AS I DRIFTED AWAY TO A DIPLOMATIC DISTANCE I HEARD WITH PAINFUL DISTINCTNESS THE ELDEST MAWKBY GIRL ASKING HIM IF HE HAD SEEN SAN TOY
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