Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter...

Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate — it slid and melted away.

Elizabeth Bowen

The Cat Jumps (1934)

Elizabeth Bowen Quotes

Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate — it slid and melted away.

Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate — it slid and melted away.

Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate — it slid and melted away.

Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate — it slid and melted away.