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(Reginald in his wildest lapses into veracity never admits to being more than twenty two.) REGINALD IN HIS WILDEST LAPSES INTO VERACITY NEVER ADMITS TO BEING MORE THAN TWENTY TWO
r from the Archdeacon's wife as possible; as I drifted away to a diplomatic distance I heard with painful distinctness the eldest Mawkby girl asking him if he had seen _San Toy_. It must have been ten minutes later, not more, and I had been having _quite_ an enjoyable chat with my hostess, and had promised to lend her _The Eternal City_ and my recipe for rabbit mayonnaise, and was just about to offer a kind home for her third Persian kitten, when I perceived, out of the corner of my eye, that Reginald was not where I had left him, and that the _marrons glaces_ were untasted. At the same moment I became aware that old Colonel Mendoza was essaying to tell his classic story of how he introduced golf into India, and that Reginald was in dangerous proximity. There are occasions when Reginald is caviare to the Colonel. "When I was at Poona in '76"-- "My dear Colonel," purred Reginald, "fancy admitting such a thing! Such a give-away for one's age! I wouldn't admit being on this planet in '76. AN GLASSE AND AS FAR FROM THE ARCHDEACON'S WIFE AS POSSIBLE AS I DRIFTED AWAY TO A DIPLOMATIC DISTANCE I HEARD WITH PAINFUL DISTINCTNESS THE ELDEST MAWKBY GIRL ASKING HIM IF HE HAD SEEN SAN TOY IT MUST HAVE BEEN TEN MINUTES LATER NOT MORE AND I HAD BEEN HAVING QUITE AN ENJOYABLE CHAT WITH MY HOSTESS AND HAD PROMISED TO LEND HER THE ETERNAL CITY AND MY RECIPE FOR RABBIT MAYONNAISE AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO OFFER A KIND HOME FOR HER THIRD PERSIAN KITTEN WHEN I PERCEIVED OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE THAT REGINALD WAS NOT WHERE I HAD LEFT HIM AND THAT THE MAHOEN GLASSE WERE UNTASTED AT THE SAME MOMENT I BECAME AWARE THAT OLD COLONEL MENDOZA WAS ESSAYING TO TELL HIS CLASSIC STORY OF HOW HE INTRODUCED GOLF INTO INDIA AND THAT REGINALD WAS IN DANGEROUS PROXIMITY THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN REGINALD IS CAVIARE TO THE COLONEL WHEN I WAS AT POONA IN SEVENTY SIX MY DEAR COLONEL PURRED REGINALD FANCY ADMITTING SUCH A THING SUCH A GIVE AWAY FOR ONE'S AGE I WOULDN'T ADMIT BEING ON THIS PLANET IN SEVENTY SIX
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