"I must say I rather enjoy it," said Diamond, frankly. "Studying by one's self is dull work, but when there are half a dozen or so grinding away, somehow the time passes more quickly."
In the same way they worked until late that night, and began again early the next morning.
Diamond offered the use of his room as a meeting place, and Puss Parker, who had been let into the scheme, suggested that they come to his room, too. Frank said no.
"We began in Page's room," was the way he put it, "and we might as well work it out there."
"His room is so far out of the way!" grumbled Browning.
"A little walk won't hurt you any," responded Frank. "I'd much rather keep at it there, for I'm used to the room."
So it was agreed that the grinding should continue at Page's, and it did until the day of the examination.
They had other duties to perform, of course, during these days, but the regular work of the college had not entirely begun, so that most of their time could be put in to preparing for their examination.
They allowed none of the other students to interrupt them, and for that matter, most members of the junior class were grinding in much the same fashion.
They had only one caller during the entire period. This was Ford, but he did not find them at work. They were just returning to the room from dinner on the evening before the examination, when they met Ford leaving the house.