Simon Raven Quote

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.


The English gentleman: an essay in attitudes (ed. Blond, 1961)


Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.