From James Herriot's All Things Bright and Beautiful. Herriot's writing is full of pipe smoking. My son is reading excerpts for an assignment and pointed out a few to me. Here are some excerpts. What other books discuss pipes in such detail?
"Joe tapped out his pipe on his heel and without haste took out a knife and began to carve a refill from an evil looking coil of black twist."
"That baccy smells marvelous, I said, what is it?
Navy Cut De Luxe. He closed his eyes again. "You know, I could eat the smoke".
I laughed. I use the ordinary Navy Cut myself.
He gazed at me like a sorrowing Buddha. Oh, you mustn't, laddie. You must'nt. This is the only stuff. Rich...fruity.... His hand made languid motions with his hand.
Hear, you can take some away with you.
He pulled open a drawer. I had a brief view of a stock which wouldn't disgrace a fair sized tobacconists shop; unnumberable tins, pipes, cleaners, reamers, cloths.
Try this, he said, And tell me if I am not right.
I looked down at the first container in my hand. Oh but I can't take this, it's a four ounce tin."
"Joe tapped out his pipe on his heel and without haste took out a knife and began to carve a refill from an evil looking coil of black twist."
"That baccy smells marvelous, I said, what is it?
Navy Cut De Luxe. He closed his eyes again. "You know, I could eat the smoke".
I laughed. I use the ordinary Navy Cut myself.
He gazed at me like a sorrowing Buddha. Oh, you mustn't, laddie. You must'nt. This is the only stuff. Rich...fruity.... His hand made languid motions with his hand.
Hear, you can take some away with you.
He pulled open a drawer. I had a brief view of a stock which wouldn't disgrace a fair sized tobacconists shop; unnumberable tins, pipes, cleaners, reamers, cloths.
Try this, he said, And tell me if I am not right.
I looked down at the first container in my hand. Oh but I can't take this, it's a four ounce tin."
