And ` Carl McLean , seventy . ' Whew ! what a drop ! Just saved his distance . It was only his name took him in , of course . He knew you were n't supposed to be strong in mathematics . '' Before Elliott could say anything , a professor emerged from the president 's private room , bearing the report of a Freshman examination , which he proceeded to post on the Freshman bulletin board , and the rush of the students in that direction left Elliott and Roger free of the crowd . They seized the opportunity to escape . Elliott drew a long breath as they crossed the campus in the fresh April sunshine , where the buds were swelling on the fine old chestnuts and elms that surrounded Marwood 's red brick walls . `` That has lifted a great weight off my mind , '' he said frankly . `` A good deal depended on my winning the Fraser . I could n't have come back next year if I had n't got it . That four hundred will put me through the rest of my course . '' `` That 's good , '' said Roger Brooks heartily . He liked Elliott Campbell , and so did all the Sophomores . Yet none of them was at all intimate with him . He had no chums , as the other boys had . He boarded alone , `` dug '' persistently , and took no part in the social life of the college . Roger Brooks came nearest to being his friend of any , yet even Roger knew very little about him . Elliott had never before said so much about his personal affairs as in the speech just recorded .
`` I 'm poor -- woefully poor , '' went XXXXX Elliott gaily .
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