The tailor smiled his careful smile as he closed the door
behind the two young men. He raised a hand. Not that they’d notice, those rich
dandies. They didn’t even think of him as a human being, most likely. Those
young men Just like all the tailor’s other customers: they’d notice if he stuck
a pin in them, that was about it. Some people would ask his advice about cut
and fabric. Not the dandies though. They made their demands for bigger, better,
brighter suits of clothes and struck poses while the little tailor tried to
measure them, talking all the time to their companions if they’d come
accompanied or to the air if they were alone.