I stumbled upon an English book of etiquette the other day. In
it I found this curious statement: “A gentleman may carry a
book through the streets if it is not wrapt, but if it is done
up in wrapping paper it becomes a parcel and must be carried by
a servant.” The wrapping-paper makes a wonderful difference.
And so absurd are the fashionable ideas of refinement and
gentility.--OBADIAH OLDSCHOOL, _The Interior_.
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