His blue serge suit and red tie, his grey felt hat, seemed to emphasise his neat, rather barberish air.

Soon the novelty of all-talking pictures wore off and incidental music began to make a comeback. It was, after all, an added production value.

How glad they had been to hear papa invite him to stay dinner, how sorry when he said it was quite out of his power […]

The all-important Guildmaster, a Dumbledorian, Gandalfian character of infinite wisdom, martial experience, untainted moral integrity and a white Western phenotype, speaks with a standard RP stage accent featuring the characteristic alveolar trill – or ‘rolled [r]’.