And yet the plongeurs, low as they are, also have a kind of pride. It is the pride of the drudge - the man who is equal to no matter what quantity of work. At that level, the mere power to go on working like an ox is about the only virtue attainable. Débrouillard is what every plongeur wants to be called. A débrouillard is a man who, even when he is told to the impossible, will se debrouiller - get it done somehow.
George Orwell - Down and Out in London and Paris
