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large/1868/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_13_saki_64kb
English
1868
Then I pursued my original intention and went to bed. The noise those people made in forcing open the good lady's door was positively indecorous; she resisted gallantly, but I believe they searched her for bullets for about a quarter of an hour, as if she had been an historic battlefield. I hate travelling on Boxing Day, but one must occasionally do things that one dislikes. THEN I PURSUED MY ORIGINAL INTENTION AND WENT TO BED THE NOISE THOSE PEOPLE MADE IN FORCING OPEN THE GOOD LADY'S DOOR WAS POSITIVELY INDECOROUS SHE RESISTED GALLANTLY BUT I BELIEVE THEY SEARCHED HER FOR BULLETS FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN HOUR AS IF SHE HAD BEEN AN HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD I HATE TRAVELLING ON BOXING DAY BUT ONE MUST OCCASIONALLY DO THINGS THAT ONE DISLIKES
ilk-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. 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. SIVE 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 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
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