You know that he's a good fellow, never marks absences or asks about the lesson.

Man, we must show our appreciation!" "That's right!" "Then don't you think that we ought to give him a celebration?
The orchestra must not be smaller than the one you had for the professor of physics." "That's right!" "What do you think about making the contribution two pesos?
Come, Placido, you start it, so you'll be at the head of the list." Then, seeing that Placido gave the two pesos without hesitation, he added, "Listen, put up four, and afterwards I'll return you two.

They'll serve as a decoy." "Well, if you're going to return them to me, why give them to you?
It'll be sufficient, for you to write four." "Ah, that's right! What an ass I am! Do you know, I'm getting to be a regular ass! But let me have them anyhow, so that I can show them." Placido, in order not to give the lie to the priest who christened him, gave what was asked, just as they reached the University.
In the entrance and along the walks on each side of it were gathered the students, awaiting the appearance of the professors.

Students of the preparatory year of law, of the fifth of the secondary course, of the preparatory in medicine, formed lively groups.

The latter were easily distinguished by their clothing and by a certain air that was lacking in the others, since the greater part of them came from the Ateneo Municipal.