and somerset maughan

from cakes and ale:

"He was blatant and vulgar and the way he dressed was always a shock to me (I had never been to Newmarket nor seen a trainer, but that was my idea of how a Newmarket trainer dressed) and his table manners were offensive, but I found myself less and less affronted by him. He gave me the Pink 'Un every week and I took it home, carefully tucked away in my great-coat pocket, and read it in my bedroom."

Posted By: Tombs, Apr 6, 11:40:14