`` So far as it goes , old man . You forget the most important part of all . ` Preference is to be given to competitors of the name Fraser , Campbell or McLean , provided that such competitor makes at least seventy per cent in his examination . ' You do n't mean to tell me that you did n't know that ! '' `` Are you joking ? '' demanded Elliott with a pale face . `` Not a joke . Why , man , it 's in the calendar . '' `` I did n't know it , '' said Elliott slowly . `` I read the calendar announcement only once , and I certainly did n't notice that condition . '' `` Well , that 's curious . But how on earth did you escape hearing it talked about ? It 's always discussed extensively among the boys , especially when there are two competitors of the favoured names , which does n't often happen . '' `` I 'm not a very sociable fellow , '' said Elliott with a faint smile . `` You know they call me ` the hermit . ' As it happened , I never talked the matter over with anyone or heard it referred to . I -- I wish I had known this before . '' `` Why , what difference does it make ? It 's all right , anyway . But it is odd to think that if your name had n't been Campbell , the Fraser would have gone to McLean over the heads of Stone and all the rest .
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