Mr David Offsey Outward appearance Precise looking gent of a certain age in a traditional suit. Newspaper held awkwardly high. Sits legs wide apart, a large bandage over his nose. The maitre d'hote of the Britannia Club, near Waterloo .
Appearances are important for the job.
David was trimming his hedge when he noticed blood on the leaves, on his trousers. It seemed that he had cut off the tip of his nose with the gardening shears. His wife asked him why he was on his knees. She drove him to the clinic. He removed his hand from his face.