CONTENTS

I.BY WAY OF PROLOGUE[5]
II.IN THE BEGINNING[16]
III.FRIDAY NIGHT[25]
IV.THE BOY AND THE SCHOOL[34]
V.THE MILITARY ACADEMY[42]
VI.MY STEERFORTH[51]
VII.FRESHMAN YEAR[61]
VIII.WITHIN THE GATES[70]
IX.MY AUNT AND I[79]
X.THE RULES OF THE GAME[88]
XI.A MAN'S WORK[98]
XII.THE HEART OF JUDEA[107]
XIII.CHILD AND PARENT[116]
XIV.AN UNGRATEFUL NEPHEW[125]
XV.COLLEGE LIFE[135]
XVI.THE HUN'S INVASION[144]
XVII.MANY IMPULSES[154]
XVIII.I STAND—BUT NOT ASIDE[163]
XIX."BATTLE ROYAL"[172]
XX.THE CANDLES ARE LIGHTED[181]

The Seven-Branched Candlestick

I

BY WAY OF PROLOGUE