The lady doth protest too much, methinks; for common is as
common does. Yet what gentleman can listen to Miss Brahms without
wanting to be her Professor Higgins?
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"You've been astride your mount again, have you?"
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"I can talk posh if I want to!"
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"'Ere, are you suggesting I'm common?"
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"One law for the rich, another for the poor."
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"Now, look, I'm not working class; I live in a detached house."
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"'Ere, she said I was dead common."
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speaking posh: "I heard my voice on one of those
tapes, and I must say it didn't half sound dead common."
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"I always say 'if you dress nice, you can 'ob-nob with anybody'."
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"Oh look, he lives in a detached castle!"
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"speaking posh: "Oh yes, yes,
that will definitely take his mind off the polo. . ."
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