As from boyhood up [Egbert] had shown no signs of possessing any intelligence whatsoever, he had gravitated naturally to England’s civil service... But though he could drink tea as well as the next man and had a gift for crossword puzzles, he did not really like being in his country’s service, however civil.Still reading novels in a hedonistic way.
P.G. Wodehouse, Another Christmas Carol
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Lagniappe: Egbert and the Civil Service
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