What an interesting reading. I had a slight social acquaintance with the Pooters in their later years, although only as a favour to Tucker’s late wife who was distantly related to Mrs P on the distaff side. What was clear to me was that Mrs P never let her husband down at all.

Rather, she managed to remain natural and unaffected by the disadvantages her class inevitably caused her, thus retaining the affection of all. He on the other hand, constantly strove to transcend his (alas, obvious) limitations yet was unable to do so. Hence the adjective Pooterish which was once current but has now, with the advent of dumbing down rather fallen into disuse.

You have taken the point about Mr P, but, I feel been rather unfair to Mrs P. Fie upon you.

As to style: as I have made clear, unlike the Pooters I have no social superiors save possibly the Arundels and the Percys about whom I write not. But this is a free country and you need not read a lady’s private thoughts should you not wish to do so.

Dear Mr or Ms Simply Wondered,

I let the words flow naturally. Is that not plain?

The humour of Charles Pooter was in his pomposity and social pretensions. VM certainly has some of that, but lacks the obsequiousness of Charles Pooter to his social superiors.

The style too is completely different:Pooter is always striving to achieve some social success only to be frustrated by his wife or wayward son.

So, I do not see the similarity. But maybe VM will soon be painting his bath red.

I expect it is a kind of legal Tourette’s disease.

I cannot for the life of me understand why he is talking about his niece’s book, his ‘manservant’ and goodness knows what else. This is why I asked if someone might translate his posts.

This is what happens when Tucker gets hold of the computer.

The original point, of course stood on its own and needed no assistance from the manservant. If you are having difficulty with the difference between a physical description and a genetic one, there is a good book that explains it. My 9 year-old niece was given it at school. Would you like the reference?

‘I have long observed, in the course of my practice, that simple abuse signifies the total lack of an answer.

Does that help?’

Not if it is intended to clarify your original post. It is, however, an interesting epigram, though scarcely in the style of a Victorian Maiden.