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So poor old Hub's grammar is con-trar-ie."
"Well," she answered "Mr. Millar has been rector of Komoka ever since he was ordained. I have heard that at every church anniversary he gives the people his famous sermon about the ships and the leviathan."
"And what about Macandrew"? I asked. "Poor Mac never graduated. He went from here to Toronto University - stayed there eight years but never got more than two complete years' work off. He is now travelling at the head of a circus through New York State. They say he has the largest and best circus on the road. He invested his entire fortune in the venture and is making it pay well. His show came to London last summer and made
a tremendous impression. I went to see the parade. At the head of it was Mac riding in a gorgeous golden chariot with his gypsy queen beside him and wearing clothes of the very latest New York pattern. He was smiling as blandly as ever and seemed to feel himself twice a prince."
"Mr. Grass graduated with first-class honors and won a Rhodes scholarship. He is now a professor in Toronto University - quite an imposing figure - wears his hair right down to his shoulders."
"About the Shores? Well Maurice is a Dean now, has a large parish at Edmonton and Henry is at Hyde Park. Mr. Cornish is now Canon Cornish of Montreal, if you please. He combines
a little literary work with his ministerial labors I am told he is singularly successful as a biographer of babies." "Did he marry?" "Oh yes, he met his Waterloo most assuredly."
"Dr. Tamblyn is at the head of Toronto University. He made a great success with his treatise on "The Art of Setting Examination Papers." He is a recognized authority on this subject in all educational circles."
"How about Professor B.? Is he still here?" "Why yes of course. He is now head Professor in Latin with two assistants."
"Well, well, what a faculty he has for hanging on! And does Lavinia still tell lies about her age in order to appear younger? And Ceasar - does he
skill fight tooth and nail without a stitch on his back or a sesterhia[??] in his pocket.
"Yes, yes, it is still 'panosus' and 'sunt qui dicant.' The Professor too has become famous. He has written a text-book called 'Push's Compendium of Useful Latin Idioms.' It is used in all the Universities."
"Principal Waller is now chief professor of Greek Exegesis at Oxford. He has perfected what is known as the Jerusalem Method of Greek Analysis."
"Professor Egglestein has also made - no small stir in the academic world by writing two quite comprehensive volumes. One is "An Easy Method of Passing Examinations in Translation of the Original Hebrew
Text ' The other is 'Perfect Order in the Lecture Room and How to Obtain It.'."
But I must give a lecture next hour. I'll tell you a whole lot more after lunch. Till then good-bye."
Thus she left me to wonder at the prodigous mistakes of Fate and to muse long on the strange workings of that myserious thing called Destiny. [drawn line] Fair Lady to Poet - "What sort of flower is that on the curtain? The Poet Replies - "Uncertain, uncertain, the bloom of the curtain It's read and it's spread Though versed in Botany, I'm sure there's not any