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Spires and Gargoyles
SomehowthequietHumbird,andSloane,withhisimpatientsuperciliousness,werethecentre.
DickHumbirdhad,eversincefreshmanyear,seemedtoAmoryaperfecttypeofaristocrat.Hewasslenderbutwell-built—blackcurlyhair,straightfeatures,andratheradarkskin.Everythinghesaidsoundedintangiblyappropriate.Hepossessedinfinitecourage,anaveragelygoodmind,andasenseofhonorwithaclearcharmandnoblesseobligethatvarieditfromrighteousness.Hecoulddissipatewithoutgoingtopieces,andevenhismostbohemianadventuresneverseemed"runningitout."Peopledressedlikehim,triedtotalkashedid....Amorydecidedthatheprobablyheldtheworldback,buthewouldn’thavechangedhim....
Hedifferedfromthehealthytypethatwasessentiallymiddleclass—heneverseemedtoperspire.Somepeoplecouldn’tbefamiliarwithachauffeurwithouthavingitreturned;HumbirdcouldhavelunchedatSherry’swithacoloredman,yetpeoplewouldhavesomehowknownthatitwasallright.Hewasnotasnob,thoughheknewonlyhalfhisclass.Hisfriendsrangedfromthehighesttothelowest,butitwasimpossibleto"cultivate"him.Servantsworshippedhim,andtreatedhimlikeagod.Heseemedtheeternalexampleofwhattheupperclasstriestobe.
"He’slikethosepicturesintheIllustratedLondonNewsoftheEnglishofficerswhohavebeenkilled,"AmoryhadsaidtoAlec.
