There are only about twenty or thirty of us, and we make the pace for the whole show--the whole university, I mean.

Everybody admires and envies us--wants to be in our set.

Even the grinds look up to us, and imitate us as far as they can.

We give the tone to the university!" "What is 'the tone' ?" Again Arthur shifted uneasily.

"It's hard to explain that sort of thing.