Poor Tip was sad; yesterday morning he had felt so sure that his name would have an honourable place, and to him it was so much more exciting, because it would be for the first time.

How hard he had worked; and now it was all lost! Stupidly lost, too, he said to himself, over an example that he had done a dozen times; and he drew a heavy sigh, and roused himself to listen to the report.

Mr.Burrows had already called for it, and Mr.Holbrook, as chairman of the committee, had arisen; but, instead of reading the report, said,-- "Mr.Burrows, if there is time, I should like to say a few words to the scholars.

Boys, you were all listeners to Edward Lewis's examination yesterday, and I presume you know better than I do how hard he has worked.

Now, I think any one who watched him yesterday could not have failed to see that, had he not grown excited and nervous, he could have worked that example.