That costume helps me to express my conception of the average man, of almost any man, of myself. The derby, too small, is a striving for dignity. The mustache is vanity. The tightly buttoned stick and his whole manner are a gesture toward gallantry and dash and 'front'. He is trying to meet the world bravely, to put up a bluff, and he knows that, too. He knows it so well that he can laugh and pity himself a little.
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