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The Adventure of the Three Students

           Luke’s,andreally,butforthehappychanceofyourbeingintown,Ishouldhavebeenatalosswhattodo.”

           “Iamverybusyjustnow,andIdesirenodistractions,”myfriendanswered.“Ishouldmuchpreferthatyoucalledintheaidofthepolice.”

           “No,no,mydearsir;suchacourseisutterlyimpossible.Whenoncethelawisevokeditcannotbestayedagain,andthisisjustoneofthosecaseswhere,forthecreditofthecollege,itismostessentialtoavoidscandal.Yourdiscretionisaswell-knownasyourpowers,andyouaretheonemanintheworldwhocanhelpme.Ibegyou,Mr.Holmes,todowhatyoucan.”

           Myfriend’stemperhadnotimprovedsincehehadbeendeprivedofthecongenialsurroundingsofBakerStreet.Withouthisscrapbooks,hischemicals,andhishomelyuntidiness,hewasanuncomfortableman.Heshruggedhisshouldersinungraciousacquiescence,whileourvisitorinhurriedwordsandwithmuchexcitablegesticulationpouredforthhisstory.

           “Imustexplaintoyou,Mr.Holmes,thatto-morrowisthefirstdayoftheexaminationfortheFortescueScholarship.Iamoneoftheexaminers.MysubjectisGreek,andthefirstofthepapersconsistsofalargepassageofGreektranslationwhichthecandidatehasnotseen.Thispassageisprintedontheexaminationpaper,anditwouldnaturallybeanimmenseadvantageifthecandidatecouldprepareitinadvance.Forthisreason,greatcareistakentokeepthepapersecret.

           “To-day,aboutthreeo’clock,theproofsofthispaperarrivedfromtheprinters.TheexerciseconsistsofhalfachapterofThucydides.

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