'...I could write a pamphlet on the subject of boots - they are an awful revelation of personal character. Vulgarities otherwise skilfully concealed come out in the shape of a heel; sloth leaves indelible tracks across upper leathers. In moments of illumination I have detected gluttony in a lace and profligacy in a button...'
from The Carissima by Lucas Malet (Phase Three, Chapter III)
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