But his father heard no favorable accounts of him, and from time to time large bills were presented for the payment of carriage hire, wine, and "drunken sprees" generally.

So it is no wonder the disappointed father sighed, and turned to his daughters for the comfort his only son refused to give.
But we have wandered from the examination at Mount Holyoke, for which great preparations were being made.

Rose, knowing she was not to return, seemed to think all further effort on her part unnecessary; and numerous were the reprimands, to say nothing of the black marks which she received.

Jenny, on the contrary, said she wished to retrieve her reputation for laziness, and leave behind a good impression.

So, never before in her whole life had she behaved so well, or studied so hard as she did during the last few weeks of her stay at Mount Holyoke.