Phil kept his bankroll in his front pocket, as it made too much of a lump to sit on.
Drinks were regularly sold short – particularly Pimms, which could be served ready-mixed and was one of the few jobs of work Albert insisted on doing himself. […] The pub sold a lot of Pimms: it was in the sleazy shadow of Fulham where the criminals liked to pretend to be flash and the Sloanes pretended to be low-life. They combined well and the evenings were riots of exchanged gambling information, Pimms, pool and vodka doubles.
, II.ii.4: a fair-built and sumptuous edifice, as that of the Persian kings so much renowned by Diodorus and Curtius, in which all was almost beaten gold […], with sweet odours and perfumes, generous wines, opiparous fare, etc.
In vindicating his conduct at a later day, John Adams protested against what he called the hypersuperlative public virtue of Washington, and insisted : A Presi- dent ought not to appoint a man because he is his relation; nor ought be to refuse or neglect to appoint him for that reason. 2 With absolute certainty that the President is above all prejudice of family and sensitive to merit only, this rule is not unreasonable; but who can be trusted to apply it?
the hypersuperlative public virtue
A Presi- dent ought not to appoint a man because he is his relation; nor ought be to refuse or neglect to appoint him for that reason.
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