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English
1868
It was to be a book of personal reminiscences, and was to leave out nothing." IT WAS TO BE A BOOK OF PERSONAL REMINISCENCES AND WAS TO LEAVE OUT NOTHING
nocent; his parents were in Society, but they never gave him a moment's anxiety from his infancy. 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 last I heard of him, he was believing in his innocence; the jury weren't. All the same, I really am innocent just now of something everyone accuses me of having done, and so far as I can see, their accusations will remain unfounded." "Rather an unexpected attitude for you." "I love people who do unexpected things. Didn't you always adore the man who slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day? But about this unfortunate innocence. Well, quite long ago, when I'd been quarrelling with more people than usual, you among the number--it must have been in November, I never quarrel with you too near Christmas--I had an idea that I'd like to write a book. A BOY ONCE WHO REALLY WAS INNOCENT HIS PARENTS WERE IN SOCIETY BUT THEY NEVER GAVE HIM A MOMENT'S ANXIETY FROM HIS INFANCY 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 LAST I HEARD OF HIM HE WAS BELIEVING IN HIS INNOCENCE THE JURY WEREN'T ALL THE SAME I REALLY AM INNOCENT JUST NOW OF SOMETHING EVERYONE ACCUSES ME OF HAVING DONE AND SO FAR AS I CAN SEE THEIR ACCUSATIONS WILL REMAIN UNFOUNDED RATHER AN UNEXPECTED ATTITUDE FOR YOU I LOVE PEOPLE WHO DO UNEXPECTED THINGS DIDN'T YOU ALWAYS ADORE THE MAN WHO SLEW A LION IN A PIT ON A SNOWY DAY BUT ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE INNOCENCE WELL QUITE LONG AGO WHEN I'D BEEN QUARRELLING WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN USUAL YOU AMONG THE NUMBER IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN NOVEMBER I NEVER QUARREL WITH YOU TOO NEAR CHRISTMAS I HAD AN IDEA THAT I HAD LIKED TO WRITE A BOOK
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