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large/1868/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_13_saki_64kb
English
1868
As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes. AS A CROWNING DISSIPATION THEY ALL SAT DOWN TO PLAY PROGRESSIVE HELMA WITH MILK CHOCOLATE FOR PRIZES
 young lady with a confidential voice favoured us with a long recitation about a little girl who died or did something equally hackneyed, and then the Major gave us a graphic account of a struggle he had with a wounded bear. I privately wished that the bears would win sometimes on these occasions; at least they wouldn't go vapouring about it afterwards. Before we had time to recover our spirits, we were indulged with some thought-reading by a young man whom one knew instinctively had a good mother and an indifferent tailor--the sort of young man who talks unflaggingly through the thickest soup, and smooths his hair dubiously as though he thought it might hit back. The thought-reading was rather a success; he announced that the hostess was thinking about poetry, and she admitted that her mind was dwelling on one of Austin's odes. Which was near enough. I fancy she had been really wondering whether a scrag-end of mutton and some cold plum-pudding would do for the kitchen dinner next day. LISH EFFECT A YOUNG LADY WITH A CONFIDENTIAL VOICE FAVOURED US WITH A LONG RECITATION ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO DIED OR DID SOMETHING EQUALLY HACKNEYED AND THEN THE MAJOR GAVE US A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF A STRUGGLE HE HAD WITH A WOUNDED BEAR I PRIVATELY WISHED THAT THE BEARS WOULD WIN SOMETIMES ON THESE OCCASIONS AT LEAST THEY WOULDN'T GO VAPOURING ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS BEFORE WE HAD TIME TO RECOVER OUR SPIRITS WE WERE INDULGED WITH SOME THOUGHT READING BY A YOUNG MAN WHOM ONE KNEW INSTINCTIVELY HAD A GOOD MOTHER AND AN INDIFFERENT TAILOR THE SORT OF YOUNG MAN WHO TALKS UNFLAGGINGLY THROUGH THE THICKEST SOUP AND SMOOTHS HIS HAIR DUBIOUSLY AS THOUGH HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HIT BACK THE THOUGHT READING WAS RATHER A SUCCESS HE ANNOUNCED THAT THE HOSTESS WAS THINKING ABOUT POETRY AND SHE ADMITTED THAT HER MIND WAS DWELLING ON ONE OF AUSTIN'S ODES WHICH WAS NEAR ENOUGH I FANCY SHE HAD BEEN REALLY WONDERING WHETHER A SCRAG END OF MUTTON AND SOME COLD PLUM PUDDING WOULD DO FOR THE KITCHEN DINNER NEXT DAY
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