“ you will never repent of a little civility to your inferiors. ”
E. M. Forster, A Room with a View (1908). copy citation
| Author | E. M. Forster |
|---|---|
| Source | A Room with a View |
| Topic | civility |
| Date | 1908 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2641/2641-h/2641-h.htm |
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“It was a treat for the girl to be with any one so clever and so cheerful; and a blue military cloak, such as an Italian officer wears, only increased the sense of festivity. "Buon giorno! Take the word of an old woman, Miss Lucy: you will never repent of a little civility to your inferiors. That is the true democracy. Though I am a real Radical as well. There, now you're shocked." "Indeed, I'm not!" exclaimed Lucy. "We are Radicals, too, out and out. My father always voted for Mr. Gladstone, until he was so dreadful about Ireland."”
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