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* * * * * 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. 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
he Archdeacon's wife, or do anything that is likely to bring on physical prostration. You can just wear your sweetest clothes and moderately amiable expression, and eat chocolate-creams with the appetite of a _blase_ parrot. Nothing more is demanded of you." Reginald shut his eyes. "There will be the exhaustingly up-to-date young women who will ask me if I have seen _San Toy_; a less progressive grade who will yearn to hear about the Diamond Jubilee--the historic event, not the horse. With a little encouragement, 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. TO PLAY CROQUET OR TALK TO THE ARCHDEACON'S WIFE OR DO ANYTHING THAT IS LIKELY TO BRING ON PHYSICAL PROSTRATION YOU CAN JUST WEAR YOUR SWEETEST CLOTHES AND A MODERATELY AMIABLE EXPRESSION AND EAT CHOCOLATE CREAMS WITH THE APPETITE OF A BLAIS PARROT NOTHING MORE IS DEMANDED OF YOU REGINALD SHUT HIS EYES THERE WILL BE THE EXHAUSTINGLY UP TO DATE YOUNG WOMEN WHO WILL ASK ME IF I HAVE SEEN SAN TOY A LESS PROGRESSIVE GRADE WHO WILL YEARN TO HEAR ABOUT THE DIAMOND JUBILEE THE HISTORIC EVENT NOT THE HORSE WITH A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT 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
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