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There ought (he continued) to be technical education classes on the science of present giving. No one seems to have the faintest notion of what anyone else wants, and the prevalent ideas on the subject are not creditable to a civilised community. THERE OUGHT HE CONTINUED TO BE TECHNICAL EDUCATION CLASSES ON THE SCIENCE OF PRESENT GIVING NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE FAINTEST NOTION OF WHAT ANY ONE ELSE WANTS AND THE PREVALENT IDEAS ON THE SUBJECT ARE NOT CREDITABLE TO A CIVILIZED COMMUNITY
ling suddenness. There were symptoms of a stampede. The Archdeacon's wife looked at me. Kipling or someone has described somewhere the look a foundered camel gives when the caravan moves on and leaves it to its fate. The peptonised reproach in the good lady's eyes brought the passage vividly to my mind. I played my last card. "Reginald, it's getting late, and a sea-mist is coming on." I knew that the elaborate curl over his right eyebrow was not guaranteed to survive a sea-mist. * * * * * "Never, never again, will I take you to a garden-party. Never . . . You behaved abominably . . . What did the Caspian see?" A shade of genuine regret for misused opportunities passed over Reginald's face. "After all," he said, "I believe an apricot tie would have gone better with the lilac waistcoat." REGINALD ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I wish it to be distinctly understood (said Reginald) that I don't want a "George, Prince of Wales" Prayer-book as a Christmas present. The fact cannot be too widely known.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG THIS READING BY JASON'S ANTHOPOLIS REGINALD BISAKI REGINALD ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS REGINALD ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I WISH IT TO BE DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD SAID REGINALD THAT I DON'T WANT A GEORGE PRINCE OF WALE'S PRAYER BOOK AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT THE FACT CANNOT BE TOO WIDELY KNOWN
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