Why Does Leacock Regard The Tailor As “immortal”?

When the writer came to know of his tailor's sudden death he was shocked. He thought that he should have lived for ever. He was like something fixed and permanent in the tailoring shop. The writer believed that he was an immortal figure. His brief was based on his past experience. He had been dealing with him for the last thirty years. He had always found him at the same place and in the same posture. He always stood in the back part of his shop with a measuring tape around his neck.

He always welcomed the writer with a smiling face. He spread the suit material on his lifted knee to show it to the writer. He measured only his chest and flattered him saying that it was a little fuller than before. Then he would ask the writer if he needed anything in shirtings and hosiery. In the end he talked about weather. The date of delivery was always a weak from Tuesday. The building and the payment was always done by correspondence.

The writer had never seen any change in the behavior of his tailor. His posture, his speech and his movements remained unchanged for such a long time. So, the writer expected that his tailor would always be there standing and greeting his customers. In fact, the writer saw only the business side of his personality. His inner life remained hidden from him.

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