It wasn't quite the answer Alec had expected, and it intrigued him, but not enough to ask more. It was all a load of rubbish, that stuff, in Alec's opinion. Alec had to work hard to earn his living, and he had to keep his opinions to himself most of the time in order to stay out of trouble, but he was glad he hadn't been born with money and position, because then he probably would have grown up to be a well-behaved snob. That wasn't the life he wanted, and that wasn't the person he wanted to be. But perhaps Biffy had his reasons for wanting to be a gentleman, Alec realised, so he wasn't going to judge him for it right off the bat.

"People don't seem to care so much about money and lineage in this place. I quite like the way it this way, myself."