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Justthentheoily-headedclerkannouncedthatMr。Ransonwasatliberty。Sotheybothwentintoseehim，andtherestmaybeimagined。Thetrusteesundertooktopayhisexpenses，eveniftheyhadtostretchapointtodoso，andgavehim￡20togoonwith，alsoaletterofintroductiontoScoones，whomhewasinstructedtoseeandarrangetojointheirclasses。ThenGeneralCubittehustledoff，tellinghimtocometodineatanaddressinKensingtontwonightslaterand“reporthimself。“
SowithinlessthananhourGodfrey’sfuturecareerwassettled。Hecameoutoftheofficefeelingratherdazedbuthappierthanwhenhewentin，andinquiredhiswaytoGarrickStreet，wherehewasinformedthatMr。Scooneshadhisestablishment。Hefoundtheplaceand，bygoodluck，foundMr。Scoonesalso，akindly，keen，white-hairedman，whoreadtheletter，madeafewinquiriesandputhimthroughabriefexamination。
“Yourinformationisvariedandpeculiar，“hesaid，“andnotofthesortthatgenerallyappealstoHerMajesty’sexaminers。Still，Iseethatyouhaveintelligenceand，ofcourse，theFrenchisanasset；
alsotheliteraturetosomeextent，andtheLatin，thoughthesewouldhavecountedmorehadyoubeengoingupfortheIndianCivil。Ithinkwecangetyouthroughinthreemonthsifyouwillwork；italldependsonthat。Youwillfindalotofyoungmenhereofwhomquiteseventypercent。donothing，exceptseelife。Verynicefellowsintheirway，butifyouwanttogetintoSandhurst，keepclearofthem。
Now，mytermopensnextMonday。IwillwritetoGeneralCubitteandtellhimwhatIthinkofyou，alsothatthefeesarepayableinadvance。Good-bye，gladyouhappenedtocatchme，whichyouwouldnothavedonehalfanhourlater，asIamgoingoutoftown。Atteno’clocknextMonday，please。“
Afterthis，notknowingwhattodo，GodfreyreturnedtotheGreatEasternHotelandwrotealettertohisfather，inwhich，baldlyenough，heexplainedwhathadhappened。
Havingposteditintheboxinthehall，hebethoughthimthathemustfindsomeplacetolivein，asthehotelwastooexpensiveforapermanence，andwasmakinginquiriesoftheporterastohowheshouldsetaboutthematterwhenatelegramwashandedtohim。Itran：“AllupasIexpected。MeetmeLiverpoolStreet4。30——Nurse。“
SoGodfreypostponedhissearchforlodgings，andattheappointedhourkepttheassignationontheplatform。Thetrainarrived，andoutofit，lookingmuchmorelikeheroldselfthanshehadonthepreviousday，emergedMrs。Parsonswiththemostextraordinarycollectionofbundles，hecountednineofthem，tosaynothingofajackdawinacage。Sheembracedhimwithenthusiasm，droppingtheheaviestoftheparcels，whichseemedtocontainbricks，uponhistoe，andinafloodoflanguagetoldhimofthepeculiarawfulnessoftherowbetweenhisfatherandherselfwhichhadensueduponhisdeparture。
“Yes，“sheended，“heflungmymoneyatmyheadandIflungitbackathis，thoughafterwardsIpickeditupagain，foritisnousewastinggoodgoldandsilver。AndsohereIam，beginninglifeagain，likeyou，andfeelingthirtyyearsyoungerforit。Now，tellmewhatyouaregoingtodo？“
Thentheywentandhadteaintherefreshmentroom，leavingthejackdawandtheotherimpedimentsinchargeofaporter，andhetoldher。
“That’sfirst-rate，“shesaid。“Ialwayshatedtheideaofseeingyouwithablackcoatonyourback。TheQueen’suniformlooksmuchbetter，andIwantyoutobeaman。Nowyouhelpmeintoacabandbydinnertimeto-morrowI’llbereadyforyouatmyhouseatHamp
