Лучшие смешные рассказы / Best Funny Stories

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Джером Клапка Джером. Лучшие смешные рассказы / Best Funny Stories

Should Married Men Play Golf?

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Should We Say What We Think, or Think What We Say?

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Why We Hate the Foreigner

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The Man Who Would Manage

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The Man Who Went Wrong

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The Degeneration of Thomas Henry

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Portrait of a Lady

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People know that we Englishmen attach too much importance to sport, it is well-known, indeed. One can wait: some day some English novelist[1] will write a book, showing the evil effects of over-indulgence in sport:[2] the ruined business, the ruined home, the slow but sure[3] destroying of the brain, which leads to foolishness.

I once heard of a young couple. They went for their honeymoon[4] to Scotland. The poor girl did not know he was a golfer (he won her heart when his shoulder was broken). They decided to make a tour. The second day the man went out for a walk. At dinner-time he noticed that it seemed a pretty place they had found, and suggested to stay there another day. The next morning after breakfast he borrowed a club from the hotel porter, and remarked that he would take a walk. He returned in time for lunch and seemed angry all the afternoon. He said the air was good for him, and urged that they should stay another day.

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1. Baseball is gaining favour more and more throughout Europe.

2. Hockey is gaining favour more and more throughout Europe.

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