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large/1868/reginald_0709_librivox_64kb_mp3/reginald_15_saki_64kb
English
1868
"Reginald!" "Exactly what the Duchess said when I mentioned it to her. I was provoking and said nothing, and the next thing, of course, was that everyone heard that I'd written the book and got it in the press. REGINALD EXACTLY WHAT THE DUCHESS SAID WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO HER I WAS PROVOKING AND SAID NOTHING AND THE NEXT THING OF COURSE WAS THAT EVERYONE HEARD THAT I HAD WRITTEN THE BOOK AND GOT IT IN THE PRESS
ty from his infancy. He believed in company prospectuses, and in the purity of elections, and in women marrying for love, and even in a system for winning at roulette. He never quite lost his faith in it, but he dropped more money than his employers could afford to lose. When last I heard of him, he was believing in his innocence; the jury weren't. All the same, I really am innocent just now of something everyone accuses me of having done, and so far as I can see, their accusations will remain unfounded." "Rather an unexpected attitude for you." "I love people who do unexpected things. Didn't you always adore the man who slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day? But about this unfortunate innocence. Well, quite long ago, when I'd been quarrelling with more people than usual, you among the number--it must have been in November, I never quarrel with you too near Christmas--I had an idea that I'd like to write a book. It was to be a book of personal reminiscences, and was to leave out nothing. ER GAVE HIM A MOMENT'S ANXIETY FROM HIS INFANCY HE BELIEVED IN COMPANY PROSPECTUSES AND IN THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS AND IN WOMEN MARRYING FOR LOVE AND EVEN IN A SYSTEM FOR WINNING AT ROULETTE HE NEVER QUITE LOST HIS FAITH IN IT BUT HE DROPPED MORE MONEY THAN HIS EMPLOYERS COULD AFFORD TO LOSE WHEN LAST I HEARD OF HIM HE WAS BELIEVING IN HIS INNOCENCE THE JURY WEREN'T ALL THE SAME I REALLY AM INNOCENT JUST NOW OF SOMETHING EVERYONE ACCUSES ME OF HAVING DONE AND SO FAR AS I CAN SEE THEIR ACCUSATIONS WILL REMAIN UNFOUNDED RATHER AN UNEXPECTED ATTITUDE FOR YOU I LOVE PEOPLE WHO DO UNEXPECTED THINGS DIDN'T YOU ALWAYS ADORE THE MAN WHO SLEW A LION IN A PIT ON A SNOWY DAY BUT ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE INNOCENCE WELL QUITE LONG AGO WHEN I'D BEEN QUARRELLING WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN USUAL YOU AMONG THE NUMBER IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN NOVEMBER I NEVER QUARREL WITH YOU TOO NEAR CHRISTMAS I HAD AN IDEA THAT I HAD LIKED TO WRITE A BOOK IT WAS TO BE A BOOK OF PERSONAL REMINISCENCES AND WAS TO LEAVE OUT NOTHING
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