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No boy who had brought himself up properly could fail to appreciate one of those decorative bottles of liqueurs that are so reverently staged in Morel's window  and it wouldn't in the least matter if one did get duplicates. NO BOY WHO HAD BROUGHT HIMSELF UP PROPERLY COULD FAIL TO APPRECIATE ONE OF THOSE DECORATIVE BOTTLES OF LIQUEURS THAT ARE SO REVERENTLY STAGED IN MORREL'S WINDOW AND IT WOULDN'T IN THE LEAST MATTER IF ONE DID GET DUPLICATES
ng to make existence blossom like a rose; I am afraid she thought me frivolous--she comes from the North, where they live in the fear of Heaven and the Earl of Durham. (Reginald affects an exhaustive knowledge of things political, which furnishes an excellent excuse for not discussing them.) Aunts with a dash of foreign extraction in them are the most satisfactory in the way of understanding these things; but if you can't choose your aunt, it is wisest in the long-run to choose the present and send her the bill. Even friends of one's own set, who might be expected to know better, have curious delusions on the subject. I am _not_ collecting copies of the cheaper editions of Omar Khayyam. I gave the last four that I received to the lift-boy, and I like to think of him reading them, with FitzGerald's notes, to his aged mother. Lift-boys always have aged mothers; shows such nice feeling on their part, I think. Personally, I can't see where the difficulty in choosing suitable presents lies.  THING THAT HAD BEEN WANTING TO MAKE EXISTENCE BLOSSOM LIKE A ROSE I AM AFRAID SHE THOUGHT ME FRIVOLOUS SHE COMES FROM THE NORTH WHERE THEY LIVE IN THE FEAR OF HEAVEN AND THE EARL OF DURHAM REGINALD AFFECTS AN EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THINGS POLITICAL WHICH FURNISHES AN EXCELLENT EXCUSE FOR NOT DISCUSSING THEM AUNTS WITH A DASH OF FOREIGN EXTRACTION IN THEM ARE THE MOST SATISFACTORY IN THE WAY OF UNDERSTANDING THESE THINGS BUT IF YOU CAN'T CHOOSE YOUR AUNT IT IS WISEST IN THE LONG RUN TO CHOOSE THE PRESENT AND SEND HER THE BILL EVEN FRIENDS OF ONE'S OWN SET WHO MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO KNOW BETTER HAVE CURIOUS DELUSIONS ON THE SUBJECT I AM NOT COLLECTING COPIES OF THE CHEAPER EDITIONS OF OMAR KHAYAM I GAVE THE LAST FOUR THAT I RECEIVED TO THE LIFT BOY AND I LIKE TO THINK OF HIM READING THEM WITH FITZGERALD'S NOTES TO HIS AGED MOTHER LIVED BOYS ALWAYS HAVE AGED MOTHERS SHOWS SUCH NICE FEELING ON THEIR PART I THINK PERSONALLY I CAN'T SEE WHERE THE DIFFICULTY IN CHOOSING SUITABLE PRESENTS LIES
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