William Bouguereau The Wasp's Nest painting

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hoped it would be used in the High Schools but it is not. There is jealousy and intrigue everywhere—even at the Ministry of Education.” lost to him. He swigged his wine with relish, sighing after each draught and tapping the glass with his knife to call the waiter’s attention to the need of refilling it. Often he jammed glasses on his nose and studied the menu, not so much, it seemed, for fear of missing anything, as to fix in his memory the fleeting delights of the moment. It is not entirely easy
At this moment a splendid figure at the centre of the table rose to make the first speech. “Now to work,” said his neighbour, produced a noteband pencil and began busily in shorthand. “In the new Neutralia we all work.”
The speech was long and provoked much applause