Victor Hugo on Fashion
Gringoire's attire leaves much to be desired, and Frollo tells him as much. Gringoire's defense:
"But how can I help it, my reverend master? The blame rests with my old coat, which basely abandoned me in the depth of winter, on the pretext of falling to tatters. What could I do? Civilization is not yet so far advanced that one may go stark naked, as Diogenes of old wished to do. Besides, a very harsh wind was blowing at the time, and the month of January is not a likely season to attempt to introduce this new fashion with hope of success." - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
"But how can I help it, my reverend master? The blame rests with my old coat, which basely abandoned me in the depth of winter, on the pretext of falling to tatters. What could I do? Civilization is not yet so far advanced that one may go stark naked, as Diogenes of old wished to do. Besides, a very harsh wind was blowing at the time, and the month of January is not a likely season to attempt to introduce this new fashion with hope of success." - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
posted by melilotnfosco | 3:37 PM
1 Comments:
going stark naked is an advancement for civilization? interesting... in that case, i'd rather be uncivilized ;)
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