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Eric Maas
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More than serving his employer or his profession, Stevens serves the desperate wish of a little child to be but a good boy.
His uplifting sense of triumph for never to remove his clothing in public, either in front of young Mr. Cardinal or Miss Kenton is just terribly sad…
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His uplifting sense of triumph for never to remove his clothing in public, either in front of young Mr. Cardinal or Miss Kenton is just terribly sad…
Eric Maas
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I had, after all, just come through an extremely trying evening, throughout which I had managed to preserve a ‘dignity in keeping with my position’ – and done so, moreover, in a manner even my father might have been proud of. (p. 198)
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Eric Maas
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‘What do you think dignity’s all about?’
The directness of this inquiry did, I admit, take me farther by surprise. ‘It’s rather a hard thing to explain in a few words, sir,’ I said. ‘But I suspect it comes down to not removing one’s clothing in public.’
‘Sorry. What does?’
‘Dignity, sir.’
(p. 183/184)
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‘What do you think dignity’s all about?’
The directness of this inquiry did, I admit, take me farther by surprise. ‘It’s rather a hard thing to explain in a few words, sir,’ I said. ‘But I suspect it comes down to not removing one’s clothing in public.’
‘Sorry. What does?’
‘Dignity, sir.’
(p. 183/184)
