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When found, by the way, she must have been rather a problem at Christmas time; nothing short of a blank cheque would have fitted the situation. WHEN FOUND BY THE WAY SHE MUST HAVE BEEN RATHER A PROBLEM AT CHRISTMAS TIME NOTHING SHORT OF A BLANK CHECK WOULD HAVE FITTED THE SITUATION
, I think. Personally, I can't see where the difficulty in choosing suitable presents lies. No boy who had brought himself up properly could fail to appreciate one of those decorative bottles of liqueurs that are so reverently staged in Morel's window--and it wouldn't in the least matter if one did get duplicates. And there would always be the supreme moment of dreadful uncertainty whether it was _creme de menthe_ or Chartreuse--like the expectant thrill on seeing your partner's hand turned up at bridge. People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity; the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die. And then, of course, there are liqueur glasses, and crystallised fruits, and tapestry curtains, and heaps of other necessaries of life that make really sensible presents--not to speak of luxuries, such as having one's bills paid, or getting something quite sweet in the way of jewellery. Unlike the alleged Good Woman of the Bible, I'm not above rubies. H NICE FEELING ON THEIR PART I THINK PERSONALLY I CAN'T SEE WHERE THE DIFFICULTY IN CHOOSING SUITABLE PRESENTS LIES NO BOY WHO HAD BROUGHT HIMSELF UP PROPERLY COULD FAIL TO APPRECIATE ONE OF THOSE DECORATIVE BOTTLES OF LIQUEURS THAT ARE SO REVERENTLY STAGED IN MORREL'S WINDOW AND IT WOULDN'T IN THE LEAST MATTER IF ONE DID GET DUPLICATES AND THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE THE SUPREME MOMENT OF DREADFUL UNCERTAINTY WHETHER IT WAS KREMDA MYNTH OR SHARTESE LIKE THE EXPECTANT THRILL ON SEEING YOUR PARTNER'S HAND TURNED UP AT BRIDGE PEOPLE MAY SAY WHAT THEY LIKE ABOUT THE DECAY OF CHRISTIANITY THE RELIGIOUS SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED GREEN CHARTRUCE CAN NEVER REALLY DIE AND THEN OF COURSE THERE ARE LIQUEUR GLASSES AND CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS AND TAPESTRY CURTAINS AND HEAPS OF OTHER NECESSITIES OF LIFE THAT MAKE REALLY SENSIBLE PRESENTS NOT TO SPEAK OF LUXURIES SUCH AS HAVING ONE'S BILLS PAID OR GETTING SOMETHING QUITE SWEET IN THE WAY OF JEWELLERY UNLIKE THE ALLEGED GOOD WOMAN OF THE BIBLE I'M NOT ABOVE RUBIES
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