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English
1868
The chief qualification, I understand, is that you must be born. Well, I hunted up my birth certificate, and found that I was all right on that score, and then I got to work on a Hymn to the New Year, which struck me as having possibilities. THE CHIEF QUALIFICATION I UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOU MUST BE BORN WELL I HUNTED UP MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND FOUND THAT I WAS ALL RIGHT ON THAT SCORE AND THEN I GOT TO WORK ON A HYMN TO THE NEW YEAR WHICH STRUCK ME AS HAVING POSSIBILITIES
 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. 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. REGINALD'S RUBAIYAT The other day (confided Reginald), when I was killing time in the bathroom and making bad resolutions for the New Year, it occurred to me that I would like to be a poet.  THIS IS A LIBER BOX RECORDING ALL LIBERRIVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORGUE THIS READING BY GRAHAM REDMAN REGINALD SHORT STORIES BY SARKE REGINALD'S RUBAYAT THE OTHER DAY CONFIDED REGINALD WHEN I WAS KILLING TIME IN THE BATH ROOM AND MAKING BAD RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE A POET
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