Saturday, February 18, 2012

Thanks, Jeeves


I've been reading P.G. Wodehouse lately, laughing over the pickles Bertie Wooster gets into. I appreciate his valet, Jeeves, who is always giving Bertie sartorial advice. I read the following exchange last night:

"The trousers perhaps a quarter of an inch higher, sir. One aims at the carelessly graceful break over the instep. It is a matter of the nicest adjustment."

"Like that?"

"Admirable, sir."

"There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?' "

"The mood will pass, sir."

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