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p. iiby the same author REGINALD “He is a delightful person.  One would not like a rich and octogenarian uncle to suppose that Reginald was one’s ideal of conduct and conversion.  Yet there is sometimes reason in his paradoxical frivolities, and justice in his practical performances.”—Morning Post. “The book, by reason of its sustained brilliance, may be likened to a Brock’s Benefit at the Crystal Palace.”—Athenæum. “Mr. H. H. Munro (‘Saki’) has one of the lightest and most entertai