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Then, if there are any unseemly noises in the night, they can be explained succinctly: Derry and Toms." THEN IF THERE ARE ANY UNSEEMLY NOISES IN THE NIGHT THEY CAN BE EXPLAINED SUCCINCTLY DAIRY AND TOMS
 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?" "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." "Suggests nothing to my imagination but protracted sieges and religious animosities. Of course, I don't know your kitten"-- "Oh, you're silly. It's a sweet name, and it answers to it--when it wants to. N 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 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 SUGGESTS NOTHING TO MY IMAGINATION BUT PROTRACTED SIEGES AND RELIGIOUS ANIMOSITIES OF COURSE I DON'T KNOW YOUR KITTEN OH YOU'RE SILLY IT'S A SWEET NAME AND IT ANSWERS TO IT WHEN IT WANTS TO
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