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unearths some literary gems.
From "The Lost Cocktail," by Denis Mackail:
[This piece was like something straight out of early Wodehouse. (Mackail was a good friend and, of course, admirer of PGW.)]***[This follows a long-winded rhetorical question on the part of the narrator.]And when we put a question in that particular tone of voice, you should know quite well that we haven't the smallest intention of waiting for any answer.***"A very pleasant young lady, sir, if I may--""Pleasant!...My dear Francis, if you call Miss Melbury pleasant, you'd call Methuselah middle-aged.***"I worship the very air she walks on, and the ground she breathes."***"My uncle and old Melbury are both what's-its-names. You know. Not shop-walkers, but--""Churchwardens, sir?""That's it."***Bonus: a character called Miss Pansy Pocock
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