Ah, yes," he added as he glanced again at his record. "You were
improving. I may even say there was a marked improvement."
"And I passed the exam?"
"I have told you that you were two points above the mark required for
passing the examination," said the professor with dignity.
"Then I don't see what I'm stuck for."
"You are not 'stuck'."
"I'm not? Thank you, professor. I thought I was. You can't understand
what a load--"
"Excuse me, Mr. Phelps. I did not affirm that you were not conditioned.
I merely declared that you were not 'stuck'."
"Then I am conditioned, am I?" said Will, his heart instantly sinking.
"Most certainly."
"What shall I have to do?"
"Pass the examination."
"But I have passed it! I passed this one!" declared Will promptly.
Again the professor's scowl returned and his thin lips were tightly
compressed as he said, "I fawncy it will not be necessary for me to
repeat what I have already said. You were deficient in the term work and
therefore are conditioned."
"Then you mean to tell me, do you," said Will, no longer able to repress
his rising indignation, "that, though I steadily improved in my class
work, and then passed the examination, in spite of it all you are going
to give me a condition because according to your figures I am still one
point below?"
"Most certainly.
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