Amen to all of it.
Some? Try none. BC’s one of the poorest judges of character I’ve ever seen and I think it’s due to the inferiority complex he developed while at Harrow. He resented those people for belittling him but at the same time he longed to feel accepted. This is foolish in the extreme because while you might have to work and do business with bullies you never befriend them. HCPs make for toxic company and are notoriously disloyal. The only thing BC’s fake friends ever ‘protected him from’ was the truth. Once BC’s career took off he could finally rub elbows with toffs but it didn’t make him happy. He needs to realize that he’s a parvenu who will always be exploited and looked down upon by his ‘betters’…