The Waves Class Quotes

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Quote #10

I thought how Louis would mount those steps in his neat suit with his cane in his hand and his angular, rather detached gait. With his Australian accent ("My father, a banker at Brisbane") he would come, I thought, with greater respect to these old ceremonies than I do, who have heard the same lullabies for a thousand years. (9b.54)

Here, Bernard references Louis's overzealousness with respect to English ceremonies, which stems from his status as an outsider (and totally marks him as even more of an outsider).