REGINALDATTHECARLTON
\"Amostvariableclimate，\"saidtheDuchess；\"andhowunfortunatethatweshouldhavehadthatverycoldweatheratatimewhencoalwassodear！Sodistressingforthepoor。\"
\"SomeonehasobservedthatProvidenceisalwaysonthesideofthebigdividends，\"remarkedReginald。
TheDuchessateananchovyinashockedmanner；shewassufficientlyold—fashionedtodislikeirreverencetowardsdividends。
Reginaldhadlefttheselectionofafeeding—groundtoherwomanlyintuition，buthechosethewinehimself，knowingthatwomanlyintuitionstopsshortatclaret。Awomanwillcheerfullychoosehusbandsforherlessattractivefriends，ortakesidesinapoliticalcontroversywithouttheleastknowledgeoftheissuesinvolved——butnowomanevercheerfullychoseaclaret。