Don't like him myself; bounder sort of chap--but avoid prejudice, my boy, eh, what?
German--that sort of thing--don't do in this country, eh?
English, Scotch, Irish, French, Galician, Swede, German--all sound Canadians--melting pot idea, eh, what ?" "I am getting that idea, too," said his brother-in-law.

"Sybil has been rubbing it into me.

I believe it is right enough.

But apart altogether from that, frankly I do not like that chap; I don't trust him.

I fancy I know a gentleman when I see him." "All right, all right, my boy, gentleman idea quite right too--but new country, new standards--'Old Family' idea played out, don't you know.
Burke's Peerage not known here--every mug on its own bottom--rather touchy Canadians are about that sort of thing--democracy stuff and all that you know.