"Good," Jerry said.
"Jerry! It's incredible," Pam said. "Good indeed. What does good mean?"
"Means it's good," Jerry said, and swallowed. He dipped his spoon. "Incidentally," he said,"good is an absolute term." He raised his full spoon. "Except to a copy writer," he said, and put the spoon to his lips. He swallowed. "Of course," he said, "you can always use a 'very' if you want to be extravagant."
(from Murder Is Served, by Richard and Frances Lockridge)
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