But Eldridge writes about the emergence of the new Tory working-class without a hint of patronage or condescension: there is a particularly telling moment when Maureen's daughter's boyfriend lectures a council worker about the need for cultural uplift and is roundly told that, after wiping the arses of the aged and infirm all day, you're entitled to chill out with Corrie or Strictly Come Dancing.
First, it sets up a dangerous loop: Age discrimination tells seniors, Time has made you infirm, obsolete, and worthless.
Still, Ms. Zap said, "If you are infirm, there are people in the community who can take care of you".
"How can you dissuade his eye in a crowd from seeking out the cheek with acne, the infirm hand; how can you teach him to respond to the inestimable greatness of the race, the harsh surface beauty of life; how can you put his finger for him on the obdurate truths before which fear and horror are powerless?" Cheever's story allows for the possibility that this peroration may be fatuous.
If you were old, infirm, sick, pregnant or under the age of 14, you were killed the day you arrived.
If you are elderly or infirm, historic hotels are not for you.
If you are elderly, infirm or have medical conditions that may prevent you from speaking for yourself, tape a sealed copy of the document to your fridge or medicine cabinet with a bold label on it.
While you're at it, if you help older, infirm or distracted friends or relatives with their finances, look into their overdraft coverage as well.
These tend to emerge if you are old, infirm, suffer from a chronic illness or respiratory disease, or have a reduced immunity, from HIV or undergoing chemotherapy for instance.
"But I don't think the S.E.C. can give you a 'Get out of Jail Free' card if you are aged or infirm.
