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... fellow , and I have seen him , sick - visit- ing , fumble with his hand about his pocket , and then come away and say , ' It serves me right for making such a fool of myself at Exeter ( College ) . What I frittered away there would save ...
... fellow , and I have seen him , sick - visit- ing , fumble with his hand about his pocket , and then come away and say , ' It serves me right for making such a fool of myself at Exeter ( College ) . What I frittered away there would save ...
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... fellows who complain of the persecution of university trades- men . If you have not the money to pay , write and name a day for a small instalment . Tell the plain truth , be punctual and honest with them , and they will be civil to you ...
... fellows who complain of the persecution of university trades- men . If you have not the money to pay , write and name a day for a small instalment . Tell the plain truth , be punctual and honest with them , and they will be civil to you ...
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... fellows , and let me know how he was going on . Now , he is among a reading set the same set that I was among my third year ; of course , he has twice the chance of honours , and not half the inducement to play the fool and run up debts ...
... fellows , and let me know how he was going on . Now , he is among a reading set the same set that I was among my third year ; of course , he has twice the chance of honours , and not half the inducement to play the fool and run up debts ...
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... fellow of Exeter , as if that had any thing to do with it . For weeks I heard the oldest and most trumpery stories about tricks for initiating freshmen , sad yarns of ruined collegians , which usually were too exaggerated to be probable ...
... fellow of Exeter , as if that had any thing to do with it . For weeks I heard the oldest and most trumpery stories about tricks for initiating freshmen , sad yarns of ruined collegians , which usually were too exaggerated to be probable ...
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... fellows , to keep one at one's wits ' ends , and make one read to keep pace with their conver- sation . Of all this I might have had the benefit at first as easily as at last , had any one opened my eyes to my position , and kept me ...
... fellows , to keep one at one's wits ' ends , and make one read to keep pace with their conver- sation . Of all this I might have had the benefit at first as easily as at last , had any one opened my eyes to my position , and kept me ...
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