He did not like the narrowness of college life.

But he doubted whether the change from that to the oft-repeated hospitalities of Mrs.
Burton might not be too much for hire.

Scarness's four shillings'-worth of butcher's meat had already made him half sick of his new profession, and though Stratton might be the "reasonablest place anywhere for a young man," he could not look forward to living there for a year with much delight.

As for Miss Burton, it might be quite as well that she was plain, as he wished for none of the delights which beauty affords to young men.
On his return home, however, he made no complaint of Stratton.

He was too strong-willed to own that he had been in any way wrong, and when early in the following week he started for St.Cuthbert's, he was able to speak with cheerful hope of his new prospects.