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There are people one knows, quite nice people when they are in England, who are so _different_ when they are anywhere the other side of the Channel." THERE ARE PEOPLE ONE KNOWS QUITE NICE PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE IN ENGLAND WHO ARE SO DIFFERENT WHEN THEY ARE ANYWHERE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHANNEL
er-education of women she's quite refreshing. They say some people went through the siege of Paris without knowing that France and Germany were at war; but the Beauwhistle aunt is credited with having passed the whole winter in Paris under the impression that the Humberts were a kind of bicycle . . . Isn't there a bishop or somebody who believes we shall meet all the animals we have known on earth in another world? How frightfully embarrassing to meet a whole shoal of whitebait you had last known at Prince's! I'm sure in my nervousness I should talk of nothing but lemons. Still, I daresay they would be quite as offended if one hadn't eaten them. I know if I were served up at a cannibal feast I should be dreadfully annoyed if anyone found fault with me for not being tender enough, or having been kept too long." "My idea about the lecture," resumed the Duchess hurriedly, "is to inquire whether promiscuous Continental travel doesn't tend to weaken the moral fibre of the social conscience. N THESE DAYS OF THE OVER EDUCATION OF WOMEN SHE'S QUITE REFRESHING THEY SAY SOME PEOPLE WENT THROUGH THE SIEGE OF PARIS WITHOUT KNOWING THAT FRANCE AND GERMANY WERE AT WAR BUT THE BEAUWHISTLE AUNT IS CREDITED WITH HAVING PASSED THE WHOLE WINTER IN PARIS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE HUMBERTS WERE A KIND OF BICYCLE ISN'T THERE A BISHOP OR SOMEBODY WHO BELIEVES WE SHALL MEET ALL THE ANIMALS WE HAVE KNOWN ON EARTH IN ANOTHER WORLD HOW FRIGHTFULLY EMBARRASSING TO MEET A WHOLE SHOAL OF WHITEBAIT YOU HAD LAST KNOWN AT PRINCE'S I'M SURE IN MY NERVOUSNESS I SHOULD TALK OF NOTHING BUT LEMONS STILL I DARESAY THEY WOULD BE QUITE AS OFFENDED IF ONE HADN'T EATEN THEM I KNOW IF I WERE SERVED UP AT A CANNIBAL FEAST I SHOULD BE DREADFULLY ANNOYED IF ANYONE FOUND FAULT WITH ME FOR NOT BEING TENDER ENOUGH OR HAVING BEEN KEPT TOO LONG MY IDEA ABOUT THE LECTURE RESUMED THE DUCHESS HURRIEDLY IS TO INQUIRE WHETHER PROMISCUOUS CONTINENTAL TRAVEL DOESN'T TEND TO WEAKEN THE MORAL FIBRE OF THE SOCIAL CONSCIENCE
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