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large/1868/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_14_saki_64kb
English
1868
For the rest of the afternoon I pretended to be sulking, but I was really working back to that quatrain, like a fox terrier that's buried a deferred lunch in a private flower bed. FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON I PRETENDED TO BE SULKING BUT I WAS REALLY WORKING BACK TO THAT QUATRAIN LIKE A FOX TERRIER THAT'S BURIED A DEFERRED LUNCH IN A PRIVATE FLOWER BED
rives in Kaikobad." Even that didn't altogether satisfy Irene; I fancy the geography of it puzzled her. She probably thought Kaikobad was an unfashionable German spa, where you'd meet matrimonial bargain-hunters and emergency Servian kings. My temper was beginning to slip its moorings by that time. I look rather nice when I lose my temper. (I hoped you would say I lose it very often. I mustn't monopolise the conversation.) "Of course, if you want something really Persian and passionate, with red wine and bulbuls in it," I went on to suggest; but she grabbed the book away from me. "Not for worlds. Nothing with red wine or passion in it. Dear Agatha gave me the album, and she would be mortified to the quick"-- I said I didn't believe Agatha had a quick, and we got quite heated in arguing the matter. Finally, the Duchess declared I shouldn't write anything nasty in her book, and I said I wouldn't write anything in her nasty book, so there wasn't a very wide point of difference between us. THE PRINCE ARE THOSE THAT GENERAL DRIVES IN KYKOBAD EVEN THAT DIDN'T ALTOGETHER SATISFY IRENE I FANCY THE GEOGRAPHY OF IT PUZZLED HER SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT CAKOBAD WAS AN UNFASHIONABLE GERMAN SPAR WHERE YOU'D MEET MATRIMONIAL BARGAIN HUNTERS AND EMERGENCY SERVIAN KINGS MY TEMPER WAS BEGINNING TO SLIP ITS MOORINGS BY THAT TIME I LOOK RATHER NICE WHEN I LOSE MY TEMPER I HOPED YOU WOULD SAY I LOSE IT VERY OFTEN I MUSTN'T MONOPOLIZE THE CONVERSATION OF COURSE IF YOU WANT SOMETHING REALLY PERSIAN AND PASSIONATE WITH RED WINE AND BULLBOOLS IN IT I WENT ON TO SUGGEST BUT SHE GRABBED THE BOOK FROM ME NOT FOR WORLDS NOTHING WITH RED WINE OR PASSION IN IT DEAR AGATHA GAVE ME THE ALBUM AND SHE WOULD BE MORTIFIED TO THE QUICK I SAID I DIDN'T BELIEVE AGATHA HAD A QUICK AND WE GOT QUITE HEATED IN ARGUING THE MATTER FINALLY THE DUCHESS DECLARED I SHOULDN'T WRITE ANYTHING NASTY IN HER BOOK AND I SAID I SHOULDN'T WRITE ANYTHING IN HER NASTY BOOK SO THERE WASN'T A VERY WIDE POINT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US
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