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there was no mistake. To make it
more inexplicable, he did but two
really first class papers. Brooke
and Cresswell [sp?] wrote to congratulate
me -- most kind, I thought. It was
disastrous about them. I have
heard from Urquhart, who has kept
on writing, what I know of the
class list, and it seems that Brooke
wanted scholarship, style. But he
will get his first in Greats. You saw
that [first name?] Simcox and Dallin of
Merton (whom I know) got the
Queen's fellowships. Jowett has
been preaching at St. Botolph's again
I believe. I stayed up after you
had all been sent to bed and [crossed out "was"]
met Orenham [sp?] the Roman, formerly
scholar of Balliol. He was staying
with Robinson Ellis.

I an reading Romola [underlined]. I made an
effort not to accept it at first, but