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Chapter 2
Whatadvantagesattendedshavingbynight?
Asofterbeard:asofterbrushifintentionallyallowedtoremainfromshavetoshaveinitsagglutinatedlather:asofterskinifunexpectedlyencounteringfemaleacquaintancesinremoteplacesatincustomaryhours:quietreflectionsuponthecourseoftheday:acleanersensationwhenawakingafterafreshersleepsincematutinalnoises,premonitionsandperturbations,aclatteredmilkcan,apostman’sdoubleknock,apaperread,rereadwhilelathering,relatheringthesamespot,ashock,ashoot,withthoughtofaughthesoughtthoughfraughtwithnoughtmightcauseafasterrateofshavingandanickonwhichincisionplasterwithprecisioncutandhumectedandappliedadhered:whichwastobedone.
Whydidabsenceoflightdisturbhimlessthanpresenceofnoise?
Becauseofthesuretyofthesenseoftouchinhisfirmfullmasculinefemininepassiveactivehand.
Whatqualitydidit(hishand)possessbutwithwhatcounteractinginfluence?
Theoperativesurgicalqualitybutthathewasreluctanttoshedhumanbloodevenwhentheendjustifiedthemeans,preferring,intheirnaturalorder,heliotherapy,psychophysicotherapeutics,osteopathicsurgery.
Whatlayunderexposureonthelower,middleanduppershelvesofthekitchendresser,openedbyBloom?
Onthelowershelffiveverticalbreakfastplates,sixhorizontalbreakfastsaucersonwhichrestedinvertedbreakfastcups,amoustachecup,uninverted,andsaucerofCrownDerby,fourwhitegoldrimmedeggcups,anopenshammypursedisplayingcoins,mostlycopper,andaphialofaromatic(violet)comfits.
