"I should much prefer that you called
in the aid of the police."
"No, no, my dear sir; such a course is utterly impossible.
When once the law is evoked it cannot be stayed again, and this
is just one of those cases where, for the credit of the college,
it is most essential to avoid scandal. Your discretion is as
well known as your powers, and you are the one man in the world
who can help me. I beg you, Mr. Holmes, to do what you can."
My friend's temper had not improved since he had been deprived
of the congenial surroundings of Baker Street. Without his
scrap-books, his chemicals, and his homely untidiness, he was
an uncomfortable man. He shrugged his shoulders in ungracious
acquiescence, while our visitor in hurried words and with much
excitable gesticulation poured forth his story.
"I must explain to you, Mr. Holmes, that to-morrow is the first
day of the examination for the Fortescue Scholarship. I am one
of the examiners. My subject is Greek, and the first of the
papers consists of a large passage of Greek translation which
the candidate has not seen. This passage is printed on the
examination paper, and it would naturally be an immense advantage
if the candidate could prepare it in advance.
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