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1868
They had to stop her playing in the 'Macaws' Hockey Club because you could hear what she thought when her shins got mixed up in a scrimmage for half a mile on a still day. THEY HAD TO STOP HER PLAYING IN THE MACAUZ HOCKEY CLUB BECAUSE YOU COULD HEAR WHAT SHE THOUGHT WHEN HER SHINS GOT MIXED UP IN A SCRIMMAGE FOR HALF A MILE ON A STILL DAY
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." "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. After that, I might have been a gold-fish in a glass bowl for all the privacy I got. People attacked me about it in the most unexpected places, and implored or commanded me to leave out things that I'd forgotten had ever happened. I sat behind Miriam Klopstock one night in the dress circle at His Majesty's, and she began at once about the incident of the Chow dog in the bathroom, which she insisted must be struck out. We had to argue it in a disjointed fashion, because some of the people wanted to listen to the play, and Miriam takes nines in voices. ING 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 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 AFTER THAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GOLDFISH IN A GLASS BOWL FOR ALL THE PRIVACY I GOT PEOPLE ATTACKED ME ABOUT IT IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED PLACES AND IMPLORED OR COMMANDED ME TO LEAVE OUT THINGS THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN HAD EVER HAPPENED I SAT BEHIND MIRIAM KLOPSTOCK ONE NIGHT IN THE DRESS CIRCLE AT HIS MAJESTY'S AND SHE BEGAN AT ONCE ABOUT THE INCIDENT OF THE CHOW DOG IN THE BATHROOM WHICH SHE INSISTED MUST BE STRUCK OUT WE HAD TO ARGUE IT IN A DISJOINTED FASHION BECAUSE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WANTED TO LISTEN TO THE PLAY AND MIRIAM TAKES NINES IN VOICES
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