He was a fairly good scholar, and athlete too, I believe, but his course here ended abruptly." "Dear, dear! Do you mean to say he was expelled ?" "Hardly so.

But he left the place heavily in debt.

At the end of his second year he wrote to the authorities to say that the source of supply on which he had depended for paying his college and other bills (which had accumulated to a very considerable extent) had suddenly ceased, and he was unable to meet his obligations.

As he was in destitution, he could make no suggestion for meeting them, and requested us to accept an undertaking from him to discharge them if possible at a future time.
Under the circumstances he was informed that he was not to come up again, and his name was struck off the books.

I believe that since then a few of his debts have been reduced by small instalments." "I am very grieved to hear what you tell me.