“ Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. ”
Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit (1844). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
|---|---|
| Source | Martin Chuzzlewit |
| Topic | temper spirit |
| Date | 1844 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/968/968-h/968-h.htm |
Context
“It’s not my fault, you know. With regard to being spruce, sir, that’s where it is, you see.’ And here he looked particularly gloomy.
‘Where what is?’ Mr Pinch demanded.
‘Where the aggravation of it is. Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There an’t much credit in that. If I was very ragged and very jolly, then I should begin to feel I had gained a point, Mr Pinch.’
‘So you were singing just now, to bear up, as it were, against being well dressed, eh, Mark?’ said Pinch.”
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