If those ladies would give the money they spend on keeping me here to you and father it would do much more good.
There is only one boy I care about here, and he is a little fellow who was kind to me of his own accord, and doesn't fight shy of me because I've no money and live on charity.

I would ever so much rather come and live at home at the end of this term.

It would be even worse at Oxford than it is here; and the ladies, if they want to be kind, will let me leave.

I know you and father want me to become a grand gentleman.

I would a hundred times rather be what I really am, and live at home with you.
"Your loving son,-- "Alfred." This dismal letter concluded, the writer produced his books and began work, heedless of the two letters on his table, which lay all day where Fisher minor had deposited them.
He went in and out to class, and those who watched him saw no signs of trouble in his demeanour.