Mr.Snow told me as gently as he could that the judges had ruled me out entirely.

The winning plans are practically a reversal of mine, more professionally drawn, and no doubt the specifications are far ahead of mine, as these are my weak spot, although I have worked all day and far into the night on the mathematics of house building.

Mr.Snow was very kind, and terribly cut up about it.

I made what I hope was a brave fight, I did so believe in those plans that I am afraid to say just how greatly disappointed I am.

All I can do is to go to work again and try to find out how to better my best, which I surely put into the plans I submitted.