“Intolerable……Theywantmetobeapeerandaprivycouncillor。
I’vecomeoutherepartlyinordertosettlethematter。It’sgottobesettled。EitherImustgotothebar，orImuststayoninCambridge。
Ofcourse，thereareobviousdrawbackstoeach，buttheargumentscertainlydoseemtomeinfavourofCambridge。Thiskindofthing！“
hewavedhishandatthecrowdedballroom。“Repulsive。I’mconsciousofgreatpowersofaffectiontoo。I’mnotsusceptible，ofcourse，inthewayHewetis。I’mveryfondofafewpeople。Ithink，forexample，thatthere’ssomethingtobesaidformymother，thoughsheisinmanywayssodeplorable……AtCambridge，ofcourse，Ishouldinevitablybecomethemostimportantmanintheplace，butthereareotherreasonswhyIdreadCambridge——“
heceased。