Commonplace Book

'Mr Hubert Byrrh was seldom seen in London. He was one of those long, grey, ageless, and sardonic-looking men with slightly projecting teeth who give you the impression that they know a thing or two - two at most - and would very much rather not know any more.'

from Confessions of a Naturalized Englishman, a piece in Babes in the Wood by Michael Arlen