The Diary of a Nobody

Of course, Lupin being a purely family name, Carrie was delighted, and began by giving a long history of the Lupins. He lived with an object now, and that was to make Daisy Mutlar—Daisy Pooter, and he would guarantee she would not disgrace the family of the Pooters. A regular-downright-respectable-funereal-first-class-City-firm-junior-clerk.” He laughed rather ironically. At last the latch was drawn and the door opened a little way, the chain still being up.