handcase

Updated: June 4, 2025

There was a bowler of a vulgar and antiquated style; there was a ready-made overcoat of some dark cloth, of the kind that a clerk wears on the road to the office; there was a pair of detachable celluloid cuffs, and there was a linen collar and dickie. Also there was a small handcase, such as bagmen carry on their rounds. 'That's your luggage, said Amos with pride. 'That wee bag's full of samples.

John Buchan - Mr. Standfast