rector was still standing in the doorway; he could not, therefore,
blow the smoke out of his mouth, and so wished to slip in as he
was. 'What have you there in your mouth?' asked the rector; but
Philip could answer nothing, without at the same time losing the
smoke. 'Now, cannot you speak?' cried the rector, and gave him a
box on the ear, so that the smoke burst through nose and mouth.
This looked quite exquisite; the affair caused the rector such
pleasure, that he presented the poor sinner with the nota bene."

"Integer vitae!" broke in the Precentor, and harmoniously followed
the other voices. After this, a young Copenhagener exhibited his
dramatic talent by mimicking most illusively the professors of the
Academy, and giving their peculiarities, yet in such a good-natured
manner that it must have amused even the offended parties
themselves. Now followed the healths--"Vivant omnes hi et hae!"

"A health to the prettiest girl!" boldly cried one of the merriest
brothers. "The prettiest girl!" repeated a pair of the younger
ones, and pushed their glasses toward each other, whilst the blood
rushed to their cheeks at this their boldness, for they had never
thought of a beloved being, which, nevertheless, belonged to their
new life. The roundelay now commenced, in which each one must give
the Christian name of his lady-love, and assuredly every second
youth caught a name out of the air; some, however, repeated a name
with a certain palpitation of the heart. The discourse became more
animated; the approaching military exercises, the handsome uniform,
the reception in the students' club, and its pleasures, were all
matters of the highest interest. But there was the future
philologicum and philosophicum--yes, that also was discussed;
there they must exhibit their knowledge of Latin.