At five minutes to eleven on the morning named he was at the station, a false beard and spectacles shielding his identity from the public eye. If you had asked him he would have said that he was a Scotch business man. As a matter a fact, he looked far more like a motor-car coming through a haystack.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A man tries to disguise himself but fails comically, looking more like a vehicle through hay than a business man.
- In plain terms
- His disguise was obvious and he looked funny instead of hidden.
- What can you take from it?
- Poor disguises reveal more than they hide.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why disguise?
- Did anyone see?
Another view
The imagery is absurd and may not apply to real stealth.
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