‘You overstate matters, Leo,’ Kentridge said, in his mild way. ‘People tolerate a great deal more and worse from all corners of the House of Lords than anything Severn has done. I might even suggest that Lord Hugo’s very natural desire to fulfil his obligations in loco parentis, and Severn’s exceedingly tolerant nature, have led to rather an oppressive set of expectations around his conduct which, so far, has been faultless to a fault.’
