paint-and-varnish

Updated: May 15, 2025

This did not seem to be a moment for letting her husband get into the full swing of them. She begged: "What will you do if they let you out? I wish there was something I could do to help." "Dun'no'. There's a pretty close agreement between a lot of the leading paint-and-varnish people gentleman's agreement and it's pretty hard to get in any place if you're in Dutch with any of the others.

Sinclair Lewis - The Job: An American Novel