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It _might_ have been useful had she kept it to tie up currant bushes with, when it would have served the double purpose of supporting the branches and frightening away the birds  for it is an admitted fact that the ordinary tomtit of commerce has a sounder aesthetic taste than the average female relative in the country. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN USEFUL HAD SHE KEPT IT TO TIE UP CURRANT BUSHES WITH WHEN IT WOULD HAVE SERVED THE DOUBLE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE BRANCHES AND FRIGHTENING AWAY THE BIRDS FOR IT IS AN ADMITTED FACT THAT THE ORDINARY TOM TIT OF COMMERCE HAS A SOUNDER AESTHETIC TASTE THAN THE AVERAGE FEMALE RELATIVE IN THE COUNTRY
ow was not guaranteed to survive a sea-mist. * * * * * "Never, never again, will I take you to a garden-party. Never . . . You behaved abominably . . . What did the Caspian see?" A shade of genuine regret for misused opportunities passed over Reginald's face. "After all," he said, "I believe an apricot tie would have gone better with the lilac waistcoat." REGINALD ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I wish it to be distinctly understood (said Reginald) that I don't want a "George, Prince of Wales" Prayer-book as a Christmas present. The fact cannot be too widely known. There ought (he continued) to be technical education classes on the science of present-giving. No one seems to have the faintest notion of what anyone else wants, and the prevalent ideas on the subject are not creditable to a civilised community. There is, for instance, the female relative in the country who "knows a tie is always useful," and sends you some spotted horror that you could only wear in secret or in Tottenham Court Road.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG THIS READING BY JASON'S ANTHOPOLIS REGINALD BISAKI REGINALD ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS REGINALD ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I WISH IT TO BE DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD SAID REGINALD THAT I DON'T WANT A GEORGE PRINCE OF WALE'S PRAYER BOOK AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT THE FACT CANNOT BE TOO WIDELY KNOWN THERE OUGHT HE CONTINUED TO BE TECHNICAL EDUCATION CLASSES ON THE SCIENCE OF PRESENT GIVING NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE FAINTEST NOTION OF WHAT ANY ONE ELSE WANTS AND THE PREVALENT IDEAS ON THE SUBJECT ARE NOT CREDITABLE TO A CIVILIZED COMMUNITY THERE IS FOR INSTANCE THE FEMALE RELATIVE IN THE COUNTRY WHO KNOWS THE TIE IS ALWAYS USEFUL AND SENDS YOU SOME SPOTTED HORROR THAT YOU COULD ONLY WEAR IN SECRET OR IN TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
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