Tie, Mr. Lucas.
Ah, yes, of course, Captain Peacock. Anything in particular, sir?
Straighten your tie, Mr. Lucas.
[understanding what Captain Peacock was referring to] Oh. Yes, sir.
One pencil is sufficient.
Uh, yes, Captain Peacock. Shall I keep the HB or the special soft?
If you were troubled to read the memo from the accounts department, you would know that they prefer ball points. Correct, Mr. Humphries?
Ball points, Captain Peacock.
Actually, I did have a ball point, but I was always getting ticked off, because then I'd-I-I kept getting blue streaks on me white handkerchief, you see.
Well, possibly... a retractable pen would solve your problems?
Oh, that's very nice, sir.
You can get them from the stationery. You get a staff discount.
Yes, sir.
And by the way, about that handkerchief... may I show you how we do it at Grace Brothers? We don't just, uh... take it from the laundry, fold it, and stuff it in.
Don't we?
NO.
What do we do? Oh, excuse me...
Don't interrupt. We place it, so. We then take it in the middle, like so. We flute it, so. We bend it over the bottom, so... and tuck it back, so. The effect is casual but smart.
It sets the pen off nicely, too.
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