Trevor said yes sir, like a good Southern boy. A number of heads in the first three rows swiveled around, as though they could scarcely credit it. Someone in this classroom had the temerity . . . is that the word? . . . we think so . . . the temerity to challenge the professor? It did not occur to them to wonder why the professor had the temerity to challenge the president. Their loyalties were all locally sourced.