But what has surprised him is the rebelliousness of Tories from the largely working-class " red seats" who were carried to the House of Commons on Mr Johnson's coattails.
The argument went on that way with Strauss saying that Nemur had his eye on the Chair of Psychology at Hallston, and Nemur saying that Strauss was riding on the coattails of his psychological research.
But he said nothing respecting it, and motioned me with a nod into my guardian's room. It was November, and my guardian was standing before his fire leaning his back against the chimney-piece, with his hands under his coattails.