... suit Basil Panda, sallow- skinned and vaguely Levantine by origin, didn't look, while he bit off over-large mouthfuls of asparagus, as exciting as when he brilliantly twiddled his limbs in front of a super-chorus. Tonie admitted that much to herself. But ...

... fruit every morning, sleep nine hours every night (Jack Hobbs) eat and drink whatever you like whenever you like, especially asparagus and water-melon, and don't forget to smoke eight cigars every day (Packman) So there you are. What could be simpler And yet ...