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Then there are the people who troop in with an unpleasant duty to perform air, as if they were angels of Death entering a plague city. THEN THERE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO TROOP IN WITH AN UNPLEASANT DUTY TO PERFORM AIR AS IF THEY WERE ANGELS OF DEATH ENTERING A PLAGUE CITY
tly old- fashioned to dislike irreverence towards dividends. Reginald had left the selection of a feeding-ground to her womanly intuition, but he chose the wine himself, knowing that womanly intuition stops short at claret. A woman will cheerfully choose husbands for her less attractive friends, or take sides in a political controversy without the least knowledge of the issues involved--but no woman ever cheerfully chose a claret. "Hors d'oeuvres have always a pathetic interest for me," said Reginald: "they remind me of one's childhood that one goes through, wondering what the next course is going to be like--and during the rest of the menu one wishes one had eaten more of the hors d'oeuvres. Don't you love watching the different ways people have of entering a restaurant? There is the woman who races in as though her whole scheme of life were held together by a one-pin despotism which might abdicate its functions at any moment; it's really a relief to see her reach her chair in safety. R SHE WAS SUFFICIENTLY OLD FASHIONED TO DISLIKE IRREVERENCE TOWARDS DIVIDENDS REGINALD HAD LEFT THE SELECTION OF A FEEDING GROUND TO HER WOMANLY INTUITION BUT HE CHOSE THE WINE HIMSELF KNOWING THAT WOMANLY INTUITION STOPPED SHORT AT CLARET A WOMAN WILL CHEERFULLY CHOOSE HUSBANDS FOR HER LESS ATTRACTIVE FRIENDS OR TAKE SIDES IN A POLITICAL CONTROVERSY WITHOUT THE LEAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED BUT NO WOMAN EVER CHEERFULLY CHOSE A CLARET HORS D'OEUVRES HAVE ALWAYS A PATHETIC INTEREST FOR ME SAID REGINALD THEY REMIND ME OF ONE'S CHILDHOOD THAT ONE GOES THROUGH WONDERING WHAT THE NEXT COURSE IS GOING TO BE LIKE AND DURING THE REST OF THE MENU ONE WISHES ONE HAD EATEN MORE OF THE HORS D'OEUVRES DON'T YOU LOVE WATCHING THE DIFFERENT WAYS PEOPLE HAVE OF ENTERING A RESTAURANT THERE IS THE WOMAN WHO RACES IN AS THOUGH HER WHOLE SCHEME OF LIFE WERE HELD TOGETHER BY ONE PIN DESPOTISM WHICH MIGHT ABDICATE ITS FUNCTIONS AT ANY MOMENT IT'S REALLY A RELIEF TO SEE HER REACH HER CHAIR IN SAFETY
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