mustache-comb

Updated: May 22, 2025

He carried a quite visible mustache-comb and wore a collar, but no tie. On warm days he appeared on the street in his shirt-sleeves, and discussed the comparative temperatures of the past thirty years with Doctor Smith and the Mansion House 'bus-driver. He never used the word "beauty" except in reference to a setter dog beauty of words or music, of faith or rebellion, did not exist for him.

Sinclair Lewis - The Job: An American Novel