But the
matter is, of course, somewhat serious and in more ways than one."
"Yes, I know it," replied Will despondently.
"Well, if you know it, that's half the battle won already. The greatest
trouble with most unsuccessful men is that they have never learned what
their own weaknesses and limitations are. But you say you know, and I
wish you'd tell me what you think the chief difficulty is."
"My Greek," said Will, trying to smile.
"But what's the trouble with the Greek?"
"The trouble is that the Greek troubles me. I suppose the Greek is all
right and I'm all wrong."
"In what way?"
"I don't know it as I ought to."
"Is that 'Splinter's' fault?"
"No, it's mine. You know how hard I worked in the closing half of my
last year in the high school, but that didn't, and I suppose couldn't,
make up for what I hadn't done before."
"Are you working hard now?"
"On my Greek?"
"Yes."
"I'm putting more time on that than on everything else."
"I didn't ask you about the 'time,' but about the work."
"Why, yes. I don't just see what you mean. I spend three hours on my
Greek every day we have it.
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