Hi,
Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover(page 44, Chapter Four) by DH Lawrence (planetebook):
(background: Clifford was getting rich and famous. His friends came visite him talking about sex and men-women relationship. Tommy Dukes told Hammond that mental life hinges on the instinct for success and is the pivot on which all things turn……)
Hammond looked rather piqued(=angry). He was rather proud of the integrity of his mind, and of his not being a time-server. None the less, he did want success.
The blue sentence seems to have nothing to do with what Tommy Dukes said in logic. How should I understand the blue sentence please?
But I try my best to rephrase it as:
he was quite(=rather) proud of the honisty(=integrity) of his mind, and of his not being a person who flatter/fawn on upperclass people(=being a time-server).
All in all, he thought he didn't take success as his only goal, as Tommy Dukes blamed, and that he had a good quality.
Is that right?
Thank you in advance