CK: in Russian the safety razor is not a 'Vilkinsonka,' but a Zhiletka, as I wrote!
 
Carolyn's attempt to shave using a waistcoat reminds me of Mandelshtam's verses:
 
Один еврей, должно быть, комсомолец,
Живописать решил дворянский старый быт:
На закладной под звуки колоколец
Помещик в подорожную спешит.
 
Alexey Sklyarenko
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