The book contained an exceedingly dull treatise on theology.

The youth had no special literary tastes, of which anybody knew, and that was the only book he was ever known to take out.

He kept it out the six weeks which were allowed, and then renewed it, not taking it back to the library until the hot weather of the following summer.

He repeated this in his sophomore and junior and senior years.

Dr.Harris, the librarian, was very much puzzled and asked some of the boys if they could tell him why this young man kept Bishop Williams's works so constantly.