|My old friend has a great repugnance to donning new clothes. His wife
Jinnet told me once she had always to let him get into a new suit, as it
were, on the instalment system: the first Sunday he reluctantly put on
the trousers; the second he ventured the trousers and waistcoat; and on
the third he courageously went forth in the garb complete, after looking
out at the close-mouth first to see that Duffy or any other ribald and
critical acquaintance was not looking.