"You’re clear to the people in the palace, man," Jax countered, not unkindly. "But you’re a ghost to the street. You’re speaking a language that’s been polished so hard the soul’s rubbed off."
"I was taught," Arthur said, drifting from the script, "that to speak this way was to be clear. To be universal." [S1E5] Received Pronunciation
"Perhaps," Arthur whispered, "the price of being 'received' is what we leave behind." "You’re clear to the people in the palace,
He leaned back, clicking his microphone off for the musical break. He didn't correct Jax’s posture. He didn't mention the gum. Instead, he asked, "How do you say 'home' where you’re from?" To be universal
The air in the BBC’s Studio 4B was thick with the scent of ozone and floor wax. Arthur Penhaligon adjusted his headphones, the leather cracked and smelling of decades of broadcast history. Across the glass, the producer gave a sharp, downward slice of his hand.