large/475/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_03_saki_64kb_21
large/475/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_03_saki_64kb
English
475
"You think," said the Other, "that a name should economise description rather than stimulate imagination?" "Properly chosen, it should do both. There is my lady kitten at home, for instance; I've called it Derry." YOU THINK SAID THE OTHER THAT A NAME SHOULD ECONOMIZE DESCRIPTION RATHER THAN STIMULATE IMAGINATION PROPERLY CHOSEN IT SHOULD DO BOTH THERE IS MY LADY KITTEN AT HOME FOR INSTANCE I'VE CALLED IT DAIRY
were you talking about? Oh, pictures. Personally, I rather like them; they are so refreshingly real and probable, they take one away from the unrealities of life." "One likes to escape from oneself occasionally." "That is the disadvantage of a portrait; as a rule, one's bitterest friends can find nothing more to ask than the faithful unlikeness that goes down to posterity as oneself. I hate posterity--it's so fond of having the last word. Of course, as regards portraits, there are exceptions." "For instance?" "To die before being painted by Sargent is to go to heaven prematurely." "With the necessary care and impatience, you may avoid that catastrophe." "If you're going to be rude," said Reginald, "I shall dine with you to- morrow night as well. The chief vice of the Academy," he continued, "is its nomenclature. Why, for instance, should an obvious trout-stream with a palpable rabbit sitting in the foreground be called 'an evening dream of unbeclouded peace,' or something of that sort? YOUNG SO WILL CONSIDER THAT SETTLED WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT OH PICTURES PERSONALLY I RATHER LIKE THEM THEY ARE SO REFRESHINGLY REAL AND PROBABLE THEY TAKE ONE AWAY FROM THE UNREALITIES OF LIFE ONE LIKES TO ESCAPE FROM ONE'S SELF OCCASIONALLY THAT IS THE DISADVANTAGE OF A PORTRAIT AS A RULE ONE'S BITTEREST FRIENDS CAN FIND NOTHING MORE TO ASK THAN THE FAITHFUL UNLIKENESS THAT GOES DOWN TO POSTERITY IS ONE'S SELF I HATE POSTERITY IT'S SO FOND OF HAVING THE LAST WORD OF COURSE AS REGARDS PORTRAITS THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS FOR INSTANCE TO DIE BEFORE BEING PAINTED BY SERGEANT IS TO GO TO HEAVEN PREMATURELY WITH THE NECESSARY CARE AND IMPATIENCE YOU MAY AVOID THAT CATASTROPHE IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE RUDE SAID REGINALD I SHALL DINE WITH YOU TO MORROW NIGHT AS WELL THE CHIEF VICE OF THE ACADEMY HE CONTINUED IS ITS NOMENCLATURE WHY FOR INSTANCE SHOULD AN OBVIOUS TROUT STREAM WITH A PALPABLE RABBIT SITTING IN THE FOREGROUND BE CALLED AN EVENING DREAM OF UNBECLOUDED PEACE OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT
large/475/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_03_saki_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/475/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_03_saki_64kb.flac