He was working as a 'lowly' clerk.
He resented his 'lowly' status.
her 'lowly' origins
(..) - The grand finale. - I'm getting nervous. - You should. - Sit down. Friends, you saw enter here a waif, a gamin, a lowly caterpillar. We open the cocoon but it is not a butterfly that emerges. - It's not? - No, it is a bird of paradise. Lights! (..)1957 Funny Face