La natura dei baffi.

«Mrs Hall put it down to his moustache — ‘Maurice's moustache will be the making of him’ — a remark more profound than she realized. Certainly the little black line of it did pull his face together, and show up his teeth when he smiled [...]».

(Edward M. Forster, Maurice, 1971)

«A slow nature such as Maurice's appears insensitive, for it needs time even to feel. Its instinct is to assume that nothing either for good or evil has happened, and to resist the invader. Once gripped, it feels acutely, and its sensation in love are particularly profound. Given time, it can know and impart ecstasy; given time, it can sink to the heart of Hell».

(Edward M. Forster, ibidem)