"But you understand that I am what is called a gentleman." "No.

The gentlemen with whom I am conversant do not dress as you dress, nor speak as you speak, nor act as you act." He looked at her, and her countenance confirmed the hostility of her tone.

He instantly relapsed into an aggravated phase of Smilash.
"I will no longer attempt to set myself up as a gentleman," he said.

"I am a common man, and your ladyship's hi recognizes me as such and is not to be deceived.

But don't go for to say that I am not candid when I am as candid as ever you will let me be.