You must all come down and see it." "I'll tell you what, Dimsdale," said Garraway, reappearing in the doorway, "if we don't hurry up we shall see nothing of the election.
It is close on twelve." "I am all ready," cried Dr.Dimsdale, jumping to his feet and buttoning his coat.
"Let us be off, then," said his son; and picking up hats and sticks they clattered off down the lodging-house stairs.
A rectorial election is a peculiarly Scotch institution, and, however it may strike the impartial observer, it is regarded by the students themselves as a rite of extreme solemnity and importance from which grave issues may depend.

To hear the speeches and addresses of rival orators one would suppose that the integrity of the constitution and the very existence of the empire hung upon the return of their special nominee.

Two candidates are chosen from the most eminent of either party and a day is fixed for the polling.

Every undergraduate has a vote, but the professors have no voice in the matter.

As the duties are nominal and the position honourable, there is never any lack of distinguished aspirants for a vacancy.