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I wish it to be distinctly understood (said Reginald) that I don't want a "George, Prince of Wales" Prayerbook as a Christmas present. The fact cannot be too widely known.
There ought (he continued) to be technical education classes on the science of present-giving. No one seems to have the faintest notion of what anyone else wants, and the prevalent ideas on the subject are not creditable to a civilised community.