o-o-pen

Updated: May 26, 2025

"O-o-pen the window," spluttered Mrs Clowes to the attendant. "He's gone off; he'll come to in a minute." She was flattered. Mr Cowlishaw was for ever endeared to Mrs Clowes by this singular proof of her impressiveness. And a woman like that can make the fortune of half a dozen dentists. Arthur Cotterill awoke.

Arnold Bennett - The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories