philosophy 4-第7章

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strict　adherence　to　the　letter。　　He　had　constructed　his　questions　to

elicit　as　much　individual　discussion　as　possible　and　had　been　somewhat

disappointed　in　his　hopes。



Yes；　Bertie　and　Billy　were　astonished。　　But　their　astonishment　did　not

equal　that　of　Oscar；　who　had　answered　many　of　the　questions　in　the

Professor's　own　language。　　Oscar　received　seventy…five　per　cent　for　this

achievementa　good　mark。　　But　Billy's　mark　was　eighty…six　and　Bertie's

ninety。　　〃There　is　some　mistake；〃　said　Oscar　to　them　when　they　told　him

；　and　he　hastened　to　the　Professor　with　his　tale。　　〃There　is　no

mistake；〃　said　the　Professor。　　Oscar　smiled　with　increased　deference。

〃But；〃　he　urged；　〃I　assure　you；　sir；　those　young　men　knew　absolutely

nothing。　　I　was　their　tutor；　and　they　knew　nothing　at　all。　　I　taught

them　all　their　information　myself。〃　〃In　that　case；〃　replied　the

Professor；　not　pleased　with　Oscar's　tale…bearing；　〃you　must　have　given

them　more　than　you　could　spare。　　Good　morning。〃



Oscar　never　understood。　　But　he　graduated　considerably　higher　than

Bertie　and　Billy；　who　were　not　able　to　discover　many　other　courses　so

favorable　to　〃orriginal　rresearch〃　as　was　Philosophy　4。　　That　is　twenty

years　ago；　To…day　Bertie　is　treasurer　of　the　New　Amsterdam　Trust

Company；　in　Wall　Street；　Billy　is　superintendent　of　passenger　traffic　of

the　New　York　and　Chicago　Air　Line。　　Oscar　is　successful　too。　　He　has

acquired　a　lot　of　information。　　His　smile　is　unchanged。　　He　has

published　a　careful　work　entitled　〃The　Minor　Poets　of　Cinquecento；〃　and

he　writes　book　reviews　for　the　Evening　Post。










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