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large/1868/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_15_saki_64kb
English
1868
He believed in company prospectuses, and in the purity of elections, and in women marrying for love, and even in a system for winning at roulette. He never quite lost his faith in it, but he dropped more money than his employers could afford to lose. HE BELIEVED IN COMPANY PROSPECTUSES AND IN THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS AND IN WOMEN MARRYING FOR LOVE AND EVEN IN A SYSTEM FOR WINNING AT ROULETTE HE NEVER QUITE LOST HIS FAITH IN IT BUT HE DROPPED MORE MONEY THAN HIS EMPLOYERS COULD AFFORD TO LOSE
, when you asked me the other day to dine with you on the 14th, I said I was dining with the Duchess. Well, I'm not. I'm dining with you. THE INNOCENCE OF REGINALD Reginald slid a carnation of the newest shade into the buttonhole of his latest lounge coat, and surveyed the result with approval. "I am just in the mood," he observed, "to have my portrait painted by someone with an unmistakable future. So comforting to go down to posterity as 'Youth with a Pink Carnation' in catalogue--company with 'Child with Bunch of Primroses,' and all that crowd." "Youth," said the Other, "should suggest innocence." "But never act on the suggestion. I don't believe the two ever really go together. People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes. The watched pot never boils over. I knew a boy once who really was innocent; his parents were in Society, but they never gave him a moment's anxiety from his infancy. ECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERRIVOX DOT ORG THIS READING BY GRAHAM REDMAN REGINALD SHORTS STORIES BY SARKEE THE INNOCENCE OF REGINALD REGINALD SLIDDECARNATION OF THE NEWEST SHADE INTO THE BUTTON HOLE OF HIS LATEST LOUNGE COAT AND SURVEYED THE RESULT WITH APPROVAL I AM JUST IN THE MOOD HE OBSERVED TO HAVE MY PORTRAIT PAINTED BY SOME ONE WITH AN UNMISTAKABLE FUTURE SO COMFORTING TO GO DOWN TO POSTERITY AS YOUTH WITH A PINK CARNATION IN CATALOGUE COMPANY WITH CHILD WITH BUNCH OF PRIMROSES AND ALL THAT CROWD YOUTH SAID THE OTHER SHOULD SUGGEST INNOCENCE BUT NEVER ACT ON THE SUGGESTION I DON'T BELIEVE THE TWO EVER REALLY GO TOGETHER PEOPLE TALK VAGUELY ABOUT THE INNOCENCE OF A LITTLE CHILD BUT THEY TAKE MIGHTY GOOD CARE NOT TO LET IT OUT OF THEIR SIGHT FOR TWENTY MINUTES THE WATCHED PART NEVER BOILS OVER I KNEW A BOY ONCE WHO REALLY WAS INNOCENT HIS PARENTS WERE IN SOCIETY BUT THEY NEVER GAVE HIM A MOMENT'S ANXIETY FROM HIS INFANCY
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