[42] Snuggery: a small, cosy room.
[43] Hob: that part of a grate on which things are placed to be kept hot.
[44] King's College Chapel: a chapel of King's College, Cambridge. It is celebrated for its architectural beauty.
[45] Nestor: oldest member of the School.
[46] The twenty: the fifth form.
[47] Constitutional authority: here, the authority established by school customs.
[48] Constituted authorities: here, the upper-class boys.
[49] Dogmatically: positively.
[50] Toryism: here, adherence to the established customs of the School.
[51] Vested: long established; fixed.