P.G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) English author
Variant: He was a Frenchman, a melancholy-looking man. His aspect was that of one who has been looking for the leak in a gas pipe with a lighted candle.
Source: The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
“His aspect was that of one who has been looking for the leak in a gas pipe with a lighted candle.”
— P.G. Wodehouse, book The Girl in Blue
The Girl in Blue (1970)
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