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English
1868
Such an opportunity does not come twice in a lifetime. I covered up everything except the signature with another notice, to the effect that before these words should meet the eye she would have ended a misspent life, was sorry for the trouble she was giving, and would like a military funeral. A few minutes later I violently exploded an air filled paper bag on the landing, and gave a stage moan that could have been heard in the cellars. SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY DOES NOT COME TWICE IN A LIFETIME I COVERED UP EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE SIGNATURE WITH ANOTHER NOTICE TO THE EFFECT THAT BEFORE THESE WORDS SHOULD MEET THE EYE SHE WOULD HAVE ENDED A MISSPENT LIFE WAS SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE SHE WAS GIVING AND WOULD LIKE A MILITARY FUNERAL A FEW MINUTES LATER I VIOLENTLY EXPLODED AN AIR FILLED PAPER BAG ON THE LANDING AND GAVE A STAGE MOAN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HEARD IN THE CELLARS
ugh he thought it might hit back. 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. I fancy she had been really wondering whether a scrag-end of mutton and some cold plum-pudding would do for the kitchen dinner next day. As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk-chocolate for prizes. I've been carefully brought up, and I don't like to play games of skill for milk-chocolate, so I invented a headache and retired from the scene. I had been preceded a few minutes earlier by Miss Langshan-Smith, a rather formidable lady, who always got up at some uncomfortable hour in the morning, and gave you the impression that she had been in communication with most of the European Governments before breakfast. There was a paper pinned on her door with a signed request that she might be called particularly early on the morrow. R DUBIOUSLY AS THOUGH HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HIT BACK 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 I FANCY SHE HAD BEEN REALLY WONDERING WHETHER A SCRAG END OF MUTTON AND SOME COLD PLUM PUDDING WOULD DO FOR THE KITCHEN DINNER NEXT DAY AS A CROWNING DISSIPATION THEY ALL SAT DOWN TO PLAY PROGRESSIVE HELMA WITH MILK CHOCOLATE FOR PRIZES I'VE BEEN CAREFULLY BROUGHT UP AND I DON'T LIKE TO PLAY GAMES OF SKILL FOR MILK CHOCOLATE SO I INVENTED A HEADACHE AND RETIRED FROM THE SCENE I HAD BEEN PRECEDED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER BY MISS LANGUON SMITH A RATHER FORMIDABLE LADY WHO ALWAYS GOT UP AT SOME UNCOMFORTABLE HOUR IN THE MORNING AND GAVE YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE HAD BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MOST OF THE EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS BEFORE BREAKFAST THERE WAS A PAPER PINNED ON HER DOOR WITH A SIGNED REQUEST THAT SHE MIGHT BE CALLED PARTICULARLY EARLY ON THE MORROW
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