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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
·
W. N. P. Barbellion
132
On
Lighting
Chloe's
Cigarette
R----
remarked
to-day
that
he
intended
writing
a
lyric
on
lighting
Chloe's
cigarette.
"Ah!"
I
said
at
once
appreciative,
"now
tell
me,
do
you
balance
your
hand--by
gently
(ever
so
gently)
resting
the
extreme
tip
of
your
little
finger
upon
her
chin,
and"
(I
was
warming
up)
"do
you
hold
the
match
vertically
or
horizontally,
and
do
you
light
it
in
the
dark
or
in
the
light?
If
you
have
finesse,
you
won't
need
to
be
told
that
the
thing
is
to
get
a
steady
flame
and
the
maximum
of
illumination
upon
her
face
to
last
over
a
period
for
as
long
as
possible."
"Chloe,"
replied
R----,
"is
wearing
now
a
charming
blouse
with
a
charming
V-shaped
opening
in
front.
Her
Aunt
asked
my
Mother
last
night
tentatively,
'How
do
you
like
Chloe's
blouse?
Is
it
too
low?'
My
Mother
scrutinised
the
dear
little
furry,
lop-eared
thing
and
answered
doubtfully,
'No,
Maria,
I
don't
think
so.'"
"How
ridiculous!
Why
the
V
is
a
positive
signpost.
My
dear
fellow,"
I
said
to
R----,
"I
should
refuse
to
be
bluffed
by
those
old
women.
Tell
them
you
know."
Carlyle
called
Lamb
a
despicable
abortion.
What
a
crime!
May
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