... doesn’t it seem odd that Gowing’s always coming and Cummings’ always going? Mr. Pooter started recording his daily life in a diary and wants to publish it, because why not? He has seen enough memoirs of people he has never heard of. Society may consider him a nobody, a suburban, non-aspirational, middle-aged clerk commanding no great societal respect. In the words of Mr. Huttle, he is 'the happy medium' and 'nothing more or less than a vulgar half measure'. But Mr. Pooter enjoys his life with all its ups and downs. He has intimate friends like Cummings and Gowing who call upon him every other day, and even if they don't, he and his wife Carrie can manage to pass their evenings without company.
Sounds like a nice, idyllic read.
A breezy read.