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1868
After all, it requires a great deal of moral courage to leave in a marked manner in the middle of the second act, when your carriage isn't ordered till twelve. AFTER ALL IT REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF MORAL COURAGE TO LEAVE IN A MARKED MANNER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND ACT WHEN YOUR CARRIAGE ISN'T ORDERED TILL TWELVE
she went. Miriam Klopstock came to lunch the next day. Women and elephants never forget an injury. REGINALD'S DRAMA Reginald closed his eyes with the elaborate weariness of one who has rather nice eyelashes and thinks it useless to conceal the fact. "One of these days," he said, "I shall write a really great drama. No one will understand the drift of it, but everyone will go back to their homes with a vague feeling of dissatisfaction with their lives and surroundings. Then they will put up new wall-papers and forget." "But how about those that have oak panelling all over the house?" said the Other. "They can always put down new stair-carpets," pursued Reginald, "and, anyhow, I'm not responsible for the audience having a happy ending. The play would be quite sufficient strain on one's energies. I should get a bishop to say it was immoral and beautiful--no dramatist has thought of that before, and everyone would come to condemn the bishop, and they would stay on out of sheer nervousness.  FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG THIS READING BY GRAHAM REDMAN REGINALD SHORT STORIES BY SARKE REGINALD'S DRAMA REGINALD CLOSED HIS EYES WITH THE ELABORATE WEARINESS OF ONE WHO HAS RATHER NICE EYELASHES AND THINKS IT USELESS TO CONCEAL THE FACT ONE OF THESE DAYS HE SAID I SHALL WRITE A REALLY GREAT DRAMA NO ONE WILL UNDERSTAND THE DRIFT OF IT BUT EVERYONE WILL GO BACK TO THEIR HOMES WITH A VAGUE FEELING OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR LIVES AND SURROUNDINGS THEN THEY WILL PUT UP NEW WALL PAPERS AND FORGET BUT HOW ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE OAK PANELLING ALL OVER THE HOUSE SAID THE OTHER THEY CAN ALWAYS PUT DOWN NEW STAIR CARPETS PURSUED REGINALD AND ANYHOW I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUDIENCE HAVING A HAPPY ENDING THE PLAY WOULD BE QUITE SUFFICIENT STRAIN ON ONE'S ENERGIES I SHOULD GET A BISHOP TO SAY IT WAS IMMORAL AND BEAUTIFUL NO DRAMATIST HAS THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE AND EVERY ONE WOULD COME TO CONDEMN THE BISHOP THEY WOULD STAY ON OUT OF SHEER NERVOUSNESS
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