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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Lupin
burst
out
laughing,
and
said:
“A
man
generally
was
above
his
boots.”
This
may
be
funny,
or
it
may
not;
but
I
was
gratified
to
find
he
had
not
discovered
the
coral
had
come
off
one
of
my
studs.
Carrie
looked
a
picture,
wearing
the
dress
she
wore
at
the
Mansion
House.
The
arrangement
of
the
drawing-room
was
excellent.
Carrie
had
hung
muslin
curtains
over
the
folding-doors,
and
also
over
one
of
the
entrances,
for
we
had
removed
the
door
from
its
hinges.
Mr.
Peters,
the
waiter,
arrived
in
good
time,
and
I
gave
him
strict
orders
not
to
open
another
bottle
of
champagne
until
the
previous
one
was
empty.
Carrie
arranged
for
some
sherry
and
port
wine
to
be
placed
on
the
drawing-room
sideboard,
with
some
glasses.
By-the-by,
our
new
enlarged
and
tinted
photographs
look
very
nice
on
the
walls,
especially
as
Carrie
has
arranged
some
Liberty
silk
bows
on
the
four
corners
of
them.
The
first
arrival
was
Gowing,
who,
with
his
usual
taste,
greeted
me
with:
“Hulloh,
Pooter,
why
your
trousers
are
too
short!”
I
simply
said:
“Very
likely,
and
you
will
find
my
temper
‘short’
also.”
He
said:
“That
won’t
make
your
trousers
longer,
Juggins.
You
should
get
your
missus
to
put
a
flounce
on
them.”
I
wonder
I
waste
my
time
entering
his
insulting
observations
in
my
diary.
The
next
arrivals
were
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Cummings.
The
former
said:
“As
you
didn’t
say
anything
about
dress,
I
have
come
‘half
dress.’”
He
had
on
a
black
frock-coat
and
white
tie.
The
James’,
Mr.
Merton,
and
Mr.
Stillbrook
arrived,
but
Lupin
was
restless
and
unbearable
till
his
Daisy
Mutlar
and
Frank
arrived.
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