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Quote #10
The fashionable clergymen and one of the aldermen now came over, filled glasses in their hands, and drew [Gore-Urquhart] off to join their group round the Principal. Dixon couldn't help admiring the way in which, without saying or doing anything specific, they established so effortlessly that he himself wasn't expected to accompany them. (21.39)
What makes this social-class move surprising is that Jim's an important guest at this party, or he should be. It's his talk that's the reason for the party. Even that doesn't prevent the bigwigs from ignoring him.