He wouldn't tell us what happened at school for love or money, even when threatened with grounding.

But there are accents sweeter far When Love leaps down our evening star , Holds back the blighting wings of Time, Melts with his breath the crusty rime

The college system protects you, but it is very unfair to say that people at Oxbridge are not living in the real world. They do have some odd slang. ‘I'll p-hole you in the plodge’ meaning ‘I will leave a note for you in the porter’s lodge’ is just one example.

the exposure and depluming […] of the leading humbugs of the age