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"Clerking" Quotes from Famous Books
... 'academy' for education, getting only bad education and high charges for his pains; a village board-school at twopence a week would have offered undeniable advantages. He must wear the black coat and top-hat sacred to the clerking tribe; a tweed suit and cap are more comfortable, and half the price. At all points he is the slave of convention, and he pays a price for his convention out of all proportion to its value. At a moderate estimate half the daily ...![](http://www.free-translator.com/rquot.gif) — The Quest of the Simple Life • William J. Dawson |
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