him he promised to think over what I had said."

"Let us hope he may."

"He said it wouldn't be my fault if he wasn't a credit to the
University."

"We can all agree with him there, Farnum."

"Thank you, sir. I'm not very hopeful about him. He has other
things to contend with."

"I'm not sure I quite know what you mean."

"I can't explain more fully without violating a confidence."

"Well, we'll hope for the best, and remember him in our prayers."

"Yes, sir," James agreed.


CHAPTER 4

"I met a hundred men on the road to Delhi, and they were all my
brothers."--Old Proverb.


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