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English
1868
Certainly she's had a good deal of experience to support her opinion. She lost one husband in a railway accident, and mislaid another in the Divorce Court, and the current one has just got himself squeezed in a Beef Trust. CERTAINLY SHE'S HAD A GOOD DEAL OF EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT HER OPINION SHE LOST ONE HUSBAND IN A RAILWAY ACCIDENT AND MISLAID ANOTHER IN THE DIVORCE COURT AND THE CURRENT ONE HAS JUST GOT HIMSELF SQUEEZED IN A BEEF TRUST
or Mrs. Nicorax, it took her all she knew to keep a firm hand on her seceding garments, which, as her maid remarked afterwards, were more _tout_ than _ensemble_. Of course nearly the whole house-party were out on the lawn watching the sunset--the only day this month that it's occurred to the sun to show itself, as Mrs. Nic. viciously observed--and I shall never forget the expression on her husband's face as we pulled up. "My darling, this is too much!" was his first spoken comment; taking into consideration the state of her toilet, it was the most brilliant thing I had ever heard him say, and I went into the library to be alone and scream. Mrs. Nicorax says I have no delicacy. Talking about tariffs, the lift-boy, who reads extensively between the landings, says it won't do to tax raw commodities. What, exactly, is a raw commodity? Mrs. Van Challaby says men are raw commodities till you marry them; after they've struck Mrs. Van C., I can fancy they pretty soon become a finished article. OLD A PULLING PONY AS FOR MISSUS NICKAX IT TOOK HER ALL SHE KNEW TO KEEP A FIRM HAND ON HER SECEDING GARMENTS WHICH AS HER MAID REMARKED AFTERWARDS WERE MORE TOO THAN ENSANTRES OF COURSE NEARLY THE WHOLE HOUSE PARTY WERE OUT ON THE LAWN WATCHING THE SUNSET THE ONLY DAY THIS MONTH THAT IT'S OCCURRED TO THE SUN TO SHOW ITSELF AS MISSUS NICK VICIOUSLY OBSERVED AND I SHALL NEVER FORGET THE EXPRESSION ON HER HUSBAND'S FACE AS WE PULLED UP MY DARLING THIS IS TOO MUCH WAS HIS FIRST SPOKEN COMMENT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE STATE OF HER TOILET IT WAS THE MOST BRILLIANT THING I HAD EVER HEARD HIM SAY AND I WENT INTO THE LIBRARY TO BE ALONE AND SCREAM MISSUS NICKRACK SAYS I HAVE NO DELICACY TALKING ABOUT TEIPS THE LIFT BOY WHO READS EXTENSIVELY BETWEEN THE LANDINGS SAYS IT WON'T DO TO TAX RAW COMMODITIES WHAT EXACTLY IS A RAW COMMODITY MISSUS VAN CHALLENBY SAYS MEN ARE RAW COMMODITIES TILL YOU MARRY THEM AFTER THEY'VE STRUCK MISSUS VAN CY I CAN FANCY THEY PRETTY SOON BECOME A FINISHED ARTICLE
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