Sunday, November 16, 2008

Your Benson and Hedges, sir?

“That’s uncommonly civil of you Jeeves,” I said.

“Well, when only the best will do, sir”, he added with a knowing smile.

“Wherever particular people mingle, what Jeeves?”

“Indeed, sir, and I have heard it said that smoking is an international passport to smoking pleasure.”

“Tobacco at its best, you mean, Jeeves?"

“Well, sir, you cannot gainsay that it’s the tobacco what counts.”

“It’s the tobacco what counts indeed, Jeeves”, I said, warming to the change of style.

“Winston tastes good like a cigarette outta”, pursued Jeeves. “And did you know, more doctors smoke camels than any other kind of animal?”

“You mean gaspers surely, Jeeves?”

“Gaspers, fags, snouts. All the same to me, squire.”

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