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I misgave more than ever, and having once launched Reginald on to the McKillops' lawn, I established him near a seductive dish of _marrons glaces_, and as far from the Archdeacon's wife as possible; as I drifted away to a diplomatic distance I heard with painful distinctness the eldest Mawkby girl asking him if he had seen _San Toy_. I MISGAVE MORE THAN EVER AND HAVING ONCE LAUNCHED REGINALD ON TO THE MC KILLOPS LAWN I ESTABLISHED HIM NEAR A SEDUCTIVE DISH OF MAHAN GLASSE AND AS FAR FROM THE ARCHDEACON'S WIFE AS POSSIBLE AS I DRIFTED AWAY TO A DIPLOMATIC DISTANCE I HEARD WITH PAINFUL DISTINCTNESS THE ELDEST MAWKBY GIRL ASKING HIM IF HE HAD SEEN SAN TOY
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. * * * * * 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. OCOLATE 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 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
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