Respectability
"Oh, Mr Begg, you are one of the most erudite and respectable voices at The Imperial City today," cooed a young admirer today.
Respectable??
I???
This respectability business calls to mind for me the great movie "China Town," in which John Huston says to Jack Nicholson
"Respectable?? I?? No. I'm old."
Politicians ugly buildings and whores all become respectable when they get old."