Roland's tone was gentle and composed, his posture elegant, and his gaze kind, fully embodying the calm demeanor expected of a gentleman.
In comparison to Calvinson, whose face was flushed like a pig's liver, Roland had already won significantly in terms of demeanor.
Now he seized on Calvinson's mistakes, pursuing victory and firmly taking control.
Even the most critical Teacher Mary would have smiled with satisfaction at Roland's handling.
Although Roland's response was not friendly, no one felt he was being excessive.
He was not the one who provoked, nor the one who apologized insincerely; the fault lay entirely with Calvinson, so why should Roland be accused of being aggressive?
Too arrogant.
That was the bystanders' judgment of Calvinson.
William Macbeth, the elder patriarch of the Macbeth Clan, held a prestigious position in the literary world, almost single-handedly changing the global stereotype of the Sussex literary world as crude and vulgar.
