Which reminds me of the man I read of in some sacred book w… - Saki

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Which reminds me of the man I read of in some sacred book who was given a choice of what he most desired. And because he didn't ask for titles and honours and dignities, but only for immense wealth, these other things came to him also."\n"I am sure you didn't read about him in any sacred book."\n"Yes; I fancy you will find him in Debrett.

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About Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)

Saki (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture.

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Birth Name: Hector Hugh Munro

Alternative Names: H. H. Munro

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Reginald sat in a corner of the Princess's salon and tried to forgive the furniture, which started out with an obvious intention of being Louis Quinze, but relapsed at frequent intervals into Wilhelm II.

I came here to get freedom from the inane interruptions of the mentally deficient, but it seems I asked too much of fate.

The Western custom of one wife and hardly any mistress.

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