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Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
·
Sir Max Beerbohm
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In
some
such
welter
of
homely
phrase
(how
foreign
to
these
classic
pages!)
did
Mrs.
Batch
utter
her
pain.
The
Duke
answered
her
tersely
but
kindly.
He
apologised
for
going
so
abruptly,
and
said
he
would
be
very
happy
to
write
for
her
future
use
a
testimonial
to
the
excellence
of
her
rooms
and
of
her
cooking;
and
with
it
he
would
give
her
a
cheque
not
only
for
the
full
term’s
rent,
and
for
his
board
since
the
beginning
of
term,
but
also
for
such
board
as
he
would
have
been
likely
to
have
in
the
term’s
remainder.
He
asked
her
to
present
her
accounts
forthwith.
He
occupied
the
few
minutes
of
her
absence
by
writing
the
testimonial.
It
had
shaped
itself
in
his
mind
as
a
short
ode
in
Doric
Greek.
But,
for
the
benefit
of
Mrs.
Batch,
he
chose
to
do
a
rough
equivalent
in
English.
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