You've been brought up like a gentleman and a Christian, an… - William Somerset Maugham

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You've been brought up like a gentleman and a Christian, and I should be false to the trust laid upon me by your dead father and mother if I allowed you to expose yourself to such temptation.'

Well, I know I'm not a Christian and I'm beginning to doubt whether I'm a gentleman,' said Philip.

William Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage · 2002 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer; often published as simply W. Somerset Maugham.

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