We were termed "emperamentol and people she, wore generally inded a dens" which and then for perfectly normal human being to ithe vagaries of temperament?
We decided that Bohen which is|same wite woman mentioned above! peopled with temperamental souls is remarkable mainly for her ability was a lo ly place to read about and to crack through all superficial con-visit when the spirit moved one, tacts and to create real ones, or. Beyond that we would care to go no failing the latter in some instances, further. We didn't enjoy. seeing: to be content with asking no ques: ourselves in an utterly ridiculous tions about the superficial ones, ight, and what could be more ludicrous than the sights which met Kinds And Kinds one perpetually in that errant and temperamental state of mind known The worst par about tempers us Bohemia, ment is not its bizarre manifestations. The temperamental lady of As very pleasant cup of tea began our acquaintance who despite long! to have its soothing effect, we even years of residence in China still went *further with philosophizing, adores to pour tea in a Mandarin Perhaps temperament was morely a Jeoat which smells a good deal too form of gotting "fed up". That re-strongly of stale incense out of uncalled the wisdom of m mutual friend hygienic temples, is displaying the who declares that when everything most innocuous variety of "tempera you possess takes on an air of din-{ment.""" She has an over-developed ness, the only way to counteract j'"bump" of things wanted. She this streak of temperament is to go {presses her temperament by alwa out and buy something—preferably a being in the van-guard of now hat. Besides being one of th yyncrasies, and never midway or host sensible persons of our drawing up the rear of them. She mutual friend of ours radvanees by leaps and bounds to-noted, wot incidentally, for her Wards the latest ideas which the rest of us usually reach through painful, On such occasions of "fed-upness" middle-class decisions. With her, not only your inanimate possessions, \temperament is simply surplus but what is far more important, all agility and indomitable energy. She nur friont!s seem to be keeping back has a very inquisitive kink which unwholesome secrets which if divulge must keep abreast of novelty, and as ed might prove fatal to all friendship she is very amusing because we all forevermore, Or so it seems. That Tike novelty we call her tempers the time, as a wise woman once "mental but enjoy her immensely. told me, to invite your next door There {s no malicious innuendo in the neighbour in and to turn on the term, kramaphone, or to drop in on your The worst part about tempera-next door neighbour with the avowed ment, however, its sodden intention of borrowing a book, Nine reactions. The form of not knowing times out of ten you will find her in [what one wants as opposed to a too possession of the "blue devils" too, constant flitting among all kinds of and between you an attack of tem wants is the really unpleasant way perament can be dispelled without of being temperamental, word being mentioned about it. This But here isa little secret! sounds paradoxical; but it alwa When your new scent bottle bes! works out that getting "fed up" [to reek so that you wonder whether With things in general and people yon have been guilty of unspeakable in particular implies mot quite cheapness in selection and are losing enough rea!.contact with people. The all your friends on account of it;
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