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There are occasions when Reginald is caviare to the Colonel. THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN REGINALD IS CAVIARE TO THE COLONEL
y the fact that he had inveigled his feet into shoes a size too small for them. I misgave more than ever, and having once launched Reginald on to the McKillops' lawn, I established him near a seductive dish of _marrons glaces_, 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 _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. T WHOLLY TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE FACT THAT HE HAD INVEIGLED HIS FEET INTO SHOES A SIZE TOO SMALL FOR THEM I MISGAVE MORE THAN EVER AND HAVING ONCE LAUNCHED REGINALD ON TO THE MC KILLOPS LAWN I ESTABLISHED HIM NEAR A SEDUCTIVE DISH OF MAHAN 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
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