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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
103
APRIL
9.—
Gowing
called,
bringing
with
him
an
invitation
for
Carrie
and
myself
to
a
ball
given
by
the
East
Acton
Rifle
Brigade,
which
he
thought
would
be
a
swell
affair,
as
the
member
for
East
Acton
(Sir
William
Grime)
had
promised
his
patronage.
We
accepted
of
his
kindness,
and
he
stayed
to
supper,
an
occasion
I
thought
suitable
for
trying
a
bottle
of
the
sparkling
Algéra
that
Mr.
James
(of
Sutton)
had
sent
as
a
present.
Gowing
sipped
the
wine,
observing
that
he
had
never
tasted
it
before,
and
further
remarked
that
his
policy
was
to
stick
to
more
recognised
brands.
I
told
him
it
was
a
present
from
a
dear
friend,
and
one
mustn’t
look
a
gift-horse
in
the
mouth.
Gowing
facetiously
replied:
“And
he
didn’t
like
putting
it
in
the
mouth
either.”
I
thought
the
remarks
were
rude
without
being
funny,
but
on
tasting
it
myself,
came
to
the
conclusion
there
was
some
justification
for
them.
The
sparkling
Algéra
is
very
like
cider,
only
more
sour.
I
suggested
that
perhaps
the
thunder
had
turned
it
a
bit
acid.
He
merely
replied:
“Oh!
I
don’t
think
so.”
We
had
a
very
pleasant
game
of
cards,
though
I
lost
four
shillings
and
Carrie
lost
one,
and
Gowing
said
he
had
lost
about
sixpence:
how
he
could
have
lost,
considering
that
Carrie
and
I
were
the
only
other
players,
remains
a
mystery.
APRIL
14,
Sunday.—
Owing,
I
presume,
to
the
unsettled
weather,
I
awoke
with
a
feeling
that
my
skin
was
drawn
over
my
face
as
tight
as
a
drum.
Walking
round
the
garden
with
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Treane,
members
of
our
congregation
who
had
walked
back
with
us,
I
was
much
annoyed
to
find
a
large
newspaper
full
of
bones
on
the
gravel-path,
evidently
thrown
over
by
those
young
Griffin
boys
next
door;
who,
whenever
we
have
friends,
climb
up
the
empty
steps
inside
their
conservatory,
tap
at
the
windows,
making
faces,
whistling,
and
imitating
birds.
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