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he knew little or nothing about tweeds. I explained the difference in the weaves and he listened politely. Then, to my disappointment, I discovered that he did none of the buying for about two hours, largely about Columbia, the University of California, and all manner of topics, none related to my work. He himself had graduated from Stanford and then studied philosophy in Oxford. He was polished and had an air of quiet elegance which I Found most attractive.

Suddenly, he said, "Look, I have tickets for the Horse Show tonight and I would like it very much if you could go with me. We have time for a quiet dinner and then we'll go on from there."

I looked at my plain little suit. "I can't go dressed like this," I said.
He smiled. "Of course you can. You look great in that suit. Besides, I hate to dress for these