Another character in this novel, identified as Arnold Bennett when seen in a Rolls Royce, claims to be a ship magnate who shot a Portuguese count, or a retired gentleman thief.  
A character in this novel compares life to the wheel at Luna Park, dividing people into static and dynamic types, and also claims the purpose of architecture is to remove all humanity from a building.  King's Thursday is rebuilt as a modernist monstrosity by that man, Otto Silenus. Another character in this novel, identified as Arnold Bennett when seen in a Rolls Royce, claims to be a ship magnate who shot a Portuguese count, or a retired gentleman thief.  The conman Sir Solomon Philbrick appears in this work, which sees the protagonist arrested for unknowingly trafficking prostitutes to South America on the day of his wedding to Margot Beste-Chetwynde.  For 10 points, identify this novel about a man sent down for indecent behavior at Scone College, who then ends up at Llanabba Castle as a schoolmaster and is named Paul Pennyfeather, a work by Evelyn Waugh.
A character in this novel compares life to the wheel at Luna Park, dividing people into static and dynamic types, and also claims the purpose of architecture is to remove all humanity from a building.  
Decline and Fall