Moreover, to counterbalance the unimpressive appearance of his small, thin-chested body, he had cultivated a very deep voice. New acquaintances hearing this voice for the first time always visibly started, as if they had suddenly heard a rabbit roar like a lion.
Professor Gaines, tapping his gold-rimmed glasses upon his desk, jerked his nervous little head up toward the tall, awkward Harold and said gruffly, "Lamb, I wished to make a private comment upon the essay which you turned in to-day. While it was not devoid of errors in grammar and in syntactical construction, it was a decidedly creditable effort, decidedly creditable. I may safely say that it was noticeably above the average of the class. But what I desired to make special comment upon was the subject which you discussed. I believe that in the questionnaire which I had the class fill out last week you stated that you did not intend to pursue your education beyond the high-school grade, that you did not contemplate entering a university. Is that correct?"
Harold nodded.
"Yes," went on the principal with considerable satisfaction that his memory had not played pranks with him, "I was convinced I was correct in my impression. May I say then that it is all the more remarkable that you
