I mean are we speaking about the same men, who would have had a panic attack if they saw black people using the same bathroom as them? Because i am pretty sure that is even more pathetic.

Nope you were right, i forgot to add the old french part, thanks for the catch :)

Not in modern french but it was in old french :)

My best guess would be that saintclair’s prononciation was influenced by french, as in french the “t” is pronounced while st john might be more “english”, leading to the “t” being silent