Quote of the Week: Note That The Style of Bathing Costumes May Have Changed in the Subsequent Hundred Years

Of all outdoor sports, few are more stimulating that watching middle-aged Frenchmen bathe. Drama, action, suspense, all are here. From the first stealthy testing of the water with an apprehensive toe to the final seal-like plunge, there is never a dull moment. And apart from the excitement of the thing, judging it from a purely aesthetic standpoint, his must be a dull soul who can fail to be uplifted by the spectacle of a series of very stout men with whiskers, seen in tight bathing suits against a background of brightest blue.

 - P. G. Wodehouse, The Adventures of Sally, p.35