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Over here the trouble is that so many people who have money to throw about seem to have such vague ideas where to throw it. That fund, for instance, to relieve the victims of sudden disasters  what is a sudden disaster? There's Marion Mulciber, who _would_ think she could play bridge, just as she would think she could ride down a hill on a bicycle; on that occasion she went to a hospital, now she's gone into a Sisterhood  lost all she had, you know, and gave the rest to Heaven. OVER HERE THE TROUBLE IS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY TO THROW ABOUT SEEM TO HAVE SUCH VAGUE IDEAS WHERE TO THROW IT THAT FUND FOR INSTANCE TO RELIEVE THE VICTIMS OF SUDDEN DISASTERS WHAT IS A SUDDEN DISASTER THERE'S MARIAN MOLSEVER WHO WOULD THINK SHE COULD PLAY BRIDGE JUST AS SHE WOULD THINK SHE COULD RIDE DOWN A HILL ON A BICYCLE ON THAT OCCASION SHE WENT TO A HOSPITAL NOW SHE'S GONE INTO A SISTERHOOD LOST ALL SHE HAD YOU KNOW AND GAVE THE REST TO HEAVEN
haven't got a licence. The system has this advantage, that you can fit your unhappinesses in with your other engagements, whereas real worries have a way of arriving at meal-times, and when you're dressing, or other solemn moments. I knew a canary once that had been trying for months and years to hatch out a family, and everyone looked upon it as a blameless infatuation, like the sale of Delagoa Bay, which would be an annual loss to the Press agencies if it ever came to pass; and one day the bird really did bring it off, in the middle of family prayers. I say the middle, but it was also the end: you can't go on being thankful for daily bread when you are wondering what on earth very new canaries expect to be fed on. At present she's rather in a Balkan state of mind about the treatment of the Jews in Roumania. Personally, I think the Jews have estimable qualities; they're so kind to their poor--and to our rich. I daresay in Roumania the cost of living beyond one's income isn't so great. RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY HAVEN'T GOT A LICENCE THE SYSTEM HAS THIS ADVANTAGE THAT YOU CAN FIT YOUR UNHAPPINESS IN WITH YOUR OTHER ENGAGEMENTS WHEREAS REAL WORRIES HAVE A WAY OF ARRIVING AT MEAL TIMES AND WHEN YOU'RE DRESSING OR OTHER SOLEMN MOMENTS I KNEW A CANARY ONCE THAT HAD BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS AND YEARS TO HATCH OUT A FAMILY AND EVERY ONE LOOKED UPON IT AS A BLAMELESS INFATUATION LIKE THE SALE OF DELAGOA BA WHICH WOULD BE AN ANNUAL LOSS TO THE PRESS AGENCIES IF IT EVER CAME TO PASS AND ONE DAY THE BIRD REALLY DID BRING IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF FAMILY PRAYERS I SAY THE MIDDLE BUT IT WAS ALSO THE END YOU CAN'T GO ON BEING THANKFUL FOR DAILY BREAD WHEN YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT ON EARTH VERY NEW CANARIES EXPECT TO BE FED ON AT PRESENT SHE'S RATHER IN A BALKAN STATE OF MIND ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF THE JEWS IN RUMANIA PERSONALLY I THINK THE JEWS HAVE ESTIMABLE QUALITIES THEY'RE SO KIND TO THEIR POOR AND TO OUR RICH I DARE SAY IN RUMANIA THE COST OF LIVING BEYOND ONE'S INCOME ISN'T SO GREAT
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