F Fares Fares 1 The cabby has his point of view. It is more single-minded, perhaps, than that of a follower of any other calling. From the high, swaying seat of his hansom, he looks upon his fellow-men as nomadic particles, of no account except when possessed of migratory desires. He is Jehu, and you are goods in transit. He cracks his whip, joggles your vertebrae and sets you down. - Henry, O. "From the Cabby's Seat," in The Four Million (N.Y.: published by Doubleday, Page for Review of Reviews, 1906).
Firbank, Ronald (1886-1926) Firbank, Ronald 1 Firbank was the eccentric author of "slight but innovative" novels, including Valmouth and Prancing Nigger, which he wrote out on stacks of blue postcards. Firbank very much wanted to have his portrait painted by Augustus John, but was overcome by dismay at the idea of having to introduce himself to John and explain what he wanted. He summoned a cab to take him to the great artist's studio, but on the way again lost his nerve. Augustus John recorded his mild astonishment when the cab driver was sent up to introduce his fare and explain his business, while Firbank himself sat blushing in the vehicle. - Quoted in: Fadiman, Clifton, ed.
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