Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days by Arnold Bennett
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_Woman_: Oh yes, you have! You have me.
_Priest_: In my church, fashionable women must take their chance with the rest. _Woman_: How horrid you are. _Priest_: Perhaps. I may tell you, Miss Cohenson, that I've seen two duchesses standing at the back of the aisle of St. Bede's, and glad to be. _Woman_: But _I_ shan't flatter you by standing at the back of your aisle, and you needn't think it. Haven't I given you a box before now? _Priest_: I only accepted the box as a matter of duty; it is part of my duty to go everywhere. _Man_: Come with me, Miss Cohenson. I've got two tickets for the _Record_. _Woman_: Oh, so you do send seats to the press? _Priest_: The press is different. Waiter, bring me half a bottle of Heidsieck. _Waiter_: Half a bottle of Heidsieck? Yes, sir. _Woman_: Heidsieck. Well, I like that. _We're_ dieting. _Priest: I_ don't like Heidsieck. But I'm dieting too. It's my doctor's |
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