King George VI to WH Auden
"There is a Talmudic saying," smiled Dr Frumpfausen ... "as follows. In choosing a friend, ascend a step. In choosing a wife, descend a step.
When Froggie-would-a-wooing-go, when Froggie is you, my dear boy, he must step *down*, as many steps as there are beneath him -- even unto the last! ..."
The Apes of God
Wyndham Lewis
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