“I am ready, sir.”
“Have you improved your time while at school?”
“Dr. Burton could tell you better than I as to that.”
“He would be more reliable, of course. Still you must have some idea. Give me your own impressions. If you misrepresent, I shall find you out.”
“I shall not misrepresent, sir.”
“Of course not,” said Mr. Briggs, ironically. “I suppose you were a model scholar.”
“No; I was not; but I think I did pretty well.”
“What do you know?”
“I can tell you how far I have been in my studies. I have been so far in Latin and Greek that in another year—perhaps less—I should be prepared for Yale College.”
“You won’t go there. You can’t expect me to pay your expenses.”