unfortunate i believe, as in this sort of case the chauffeur is often told to speed to catch an important meeting or some other BS, and was probably told something along the lines of “it’ll be alright” by his filth boss.
I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.
Aleister Crowley (1875 – 1947)
Blackboard paint – Covers a multitude of sins!