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English
1868
The thought reading was rather a success; he announced that the hostess was thinking about poetry, and she admitted that her mind was dwelling on one of Austin's odes. Which was near enough. THE THOUGHT READING WAS RATHER A SUCCESS HE ANNOUNCED THAT THE HOSTESS WAS THINKING ABOUT POETRY AND SHE ADMITTED THAT HER MIND WAS DWELLING ON ONE OF AUSTIN'S ODES WHICH WAS NEAR ENOUGH
very educational, but, personally, I prefer bridge. On Christmas evening we were supposed to be specially festive in the Old English fashion. The hall was horribly draughty, but it seemed to be the proper place to revel in, and it was decorated with Japanese fans and Chinese lanterns, which gave it a very Old English effect. A young lady with a confidential voice favoured us with a long recitation about a little girl who died or did something equally hackneyed, and then the Major gave us a graphic account of a struggle he had with a wounded bear. I privately wished that the bears would win sometimes on these occasions; at least they wouldn't go vapouring about it afterwards. Before we had time to recover our spirits, we were indulged with some thought-reading by a young man whom one knew instinctively had a good mother and an indifferent tailor--the sort of young man who talks unflaggingly through the thickest soup, and smooths his hair dubiously as though he thought it might hit back.  THESE GAMES ARE VERY EDUCATIONAL BUT PERSONALLY I PREFER BRIDGE ON CHRISTMAS EVENING WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SPECIALLY FESTIVE IN THE OLD ENGLISH FASHION THE HALL WAS HORRIBLY DRAUGHTY BUT IT SEEMED TO BE THE PROPER PLACE TO REVEL IN AND IT WAS DECORATED WITH JAPANESE FANS AND CHINESE LANTERNS WHICH GAVE IT A VERY OLD ENGLISH EFFECT A YOUNG LADY WITH A CONFIDENTIAL VOICE FAVOURED US WITH A LONG RECITATION ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO DIED OR DID SOMETHING EQUALLY HACKNEYED AND THEN THE MAJOR GAVE US A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF A STRUGGLE HE HAD WITH A WOUNDED BEAR I PRIVATELY WISHED THAT THE BEARS WOULD WIN SOMETIMES ON THESE OCCASIONS AT LEAST THEY WOULDN'T GO VAPOURING ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS BEFORE WE HAD TIME TO RECOVER OUR SPIRITS WE WERE INDULGED WITH SOME THOUGHT READING BY A YOUNG MAN WHOM ONE KNEW INSTINCTIVELY HAD A GOOD MOTHER AND AN INDIFFERENT TAILOR THE SORT OF YOUNG MAN WHO TALKS UNFLAGGINGLY THROUGH THE THICKEST SOUP AND SMOOTHS HIS HAIR DUBIOUSLY AS THOUGH HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HIT BACK
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