“‘I wonder if women brought their knitting when Oscar Wilde talked,’ said Piers.
“‘I daresay not,’ said Sybil calmly, ‘but that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t have liked to.'”
Barbara Pym, A Glass of Blessings
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“‘I wonder if women brought their knitting when Oscar Wilde talked,’ said Piers.
“‘I daresay not,’ said Sybil calmly, ‘but that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t have liked to.'”
Barbara Pym, A Glass of Blessings