"Gimbel, I hope we can talk this thing over openly."
"I think we can."
"I'm doing an unusual thing in coming to you. You're a power in this class."
"And you represent the other side," said Gimbel. "Go on."
"You're going to run a candidate for the baseball managership."
"I'm not running him, but I'm making the combination for this class."
"Same thing."
"Just about."
"Are you fellows going to shut out every society man that goes up for a class election?"
"You're putting a pretty direct question."