There are people that exist on this earth not as objects in themselves, but as extraneous specks or tiny spots on objects. They sit in the same place, they hold their heads in the same way, you are almost ready to take them for a piece of furniture and you think that not a word has dropped from their lips since the day they were born; but if you should happen to find yourself in the maids’ room or the pantry, then you wouldn’t believe your ears!
