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

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

Simon Raven

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