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English
1868
Even that didn't altogether satisfy Irene; I fancy the geography of it puzzled her. She probably thought Kaikobad was an unfashionable German spa, where you'd meet matrimonial bargain hunters and emergency Servian kings. EVEN THAT DIDN'T ALTOGETHER SATISFY IRENE I FANCY THE GEOGRAPHY OF IT PUZZLED HER SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT CAKOBAD WAS AN UNFASHIONABLE GERMAN SPAR WHERE YOU'D MEET MATRIMONIAL BARGAIN HUNTERS AND EMERGENCY SERVIAN KINGS
 bribery, and said it might have compromised the candidate she was supporting; he was expected to subscribe to church funds and chapel funds, and football and cricket clubs and regattas, and bazaars and beanfeasts and bellringers, and poultry shows and ploughing matches, and reading-rooms and choir outings, and shooting trophies and testimonials, and anything of that sort; but bribery would not have been tolerated. I fancy I have perhaps more talent for electioneering than for poetry, and I was really getting extended over this quatrain business. The egg began to be unmanageable, and the Duchess suggested something with a French literary ring about it. I hunted back in my mind for the most familiar French classic that I could take liberties with, and after a little exercise of memory I turned out the following:-- "Hast thou the pen that once the gardener had? I have it not; and know, these pears are bad. Oh, larger than the horses of the Prince Are those the general drives in Kaikobad. RS THE DUCHESS CALLED IT BRIBERY AND SAID IT MIGHT HAVE COMPROMISED THE CANDIDATE SHE WAS SUPPORTING HE WAS EXPECTED TO SUBSCRIBE TO CHURCH FUNDS AND CHAPEL FUNDS AND FOOTBALL AND CRICKET CLUBS AND REGATTERS AND BAZAARS AND BEAN FEASTS AND BELL RINGERS AND POULTRY SHOWS AND PLOUGHING MATCHES AND READING ROOMS AND CHOIR OUTINGS AND SHOOTING TROPHIES AND TESTIMONIALS AND ANYTHING OF THAT SORT BUT BRIBERY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TOLERATED I FANCY I HAVE PERHAPS MORE TALENT FOR ELECTIONEERING THAN FOR POETRY AND I WAS REALLY GETTING EXTENDED OVER THIS QUATRAIN BUSINESS THE EGG BEGAN TO BE UNMANAGEABLE AND THE DUCHESS SUGGESTED SOMETHING WITH A FRENCH LITERARY RING ABOUT IT I HUNTED BACK IN MY MIND FOR THE MOST FAMILIAR FRENCH CLASSIC THAT I COULD TAKE LIBERTIES WITH AND AFTER A LITTLE EXERCISE OF MEMORY I TURNED OUT THE FOLLOWING HAST THOU THE PEN THAT ONCE THE GARDENER HAD I HAVE IT NOT AND NO THESE PEARS ARE BAD OH LARGER THAN THE HORSES OF THE PRINCE ARE THOSE THAT GENERAL DRIVES IN KYKOBAD
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