Despite a mediocre grade in English, Pat just managed to sneak in to the university.

No place, perhaps not even a church (though Sir Simon does not report from Mass so it is hard to know), is safe from this facebookery and twittering and BBMing.

His voice, even when he spoke in hate, was precise and impersonal. He talked like a book; his talk had the clarity and dryness of a book.

Coordinate term: Invidia