Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Paul Cezanne Apples Peaches Pears and Grapes

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Archchancellor reached the last page.
Eventually he said: ‘Ah. I see. Feel sorry for the lad, do you?’
‘I don’t think you quite see what I mean,’ said the Bursar.
‘Fairly obvious to me,’ said the Archchancellor. ‘Lad keeps coming within an ace of passin’.’ He pulled out one of the papers. ‘Anyway, it says here he passed three years ago. Got 91.’
‘Yes, .’
The Archchancellor drummed his fingers on the desk.
‘Can’t have this,’ he said. ‘Can’t have someone goin’ around almost bein’ a wizard and laughin’ at us up his, his – what’s it that people laugh up?’
‘My feelings exactly,’ purred the Bursar. Archchancellor. But he appealed.’ ‘Appealed? Against passin’?’ ‘He said he didn’t think the examiners had. noticed that he got the allotropes of octiron wrong in question six. He said he couldn’t live with his conscience. He said it would haunt him for the rest of his days if he succeeded unfairly over better and more worthy students. You’ll notice he got only 82 and 83 in the next two exams.’ ‘Why’s that?’ ‘We think he was playing safe, Master
‘We should send him up,’ said the Archchancellor firmly.

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