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During their last term, he and Mattheould sit in their study at St

Paul’s for hours, never speaking unless Matthew had some rnathernatical proble awaited examinations finally came, they lasted for only one brutal week The uine about their results, but as the days went by, and they waited and waited, their confidence began to diminish The Hamilton Memorial Scholarship to Harvard for mathematics arded on a strictly competitive basis and it was open to every schoolboy in Ah his opposition , Williara baseball with so the last few days of the terTn before leaving school, those warm summer days when boys ares or trying to get into bed with one of the hters, if not their wives , Willia in a loud voice to those who cared to listen that he was about to hit his first home run ever The Babe Ruth of St Paul’s, declared Matthew Much laughter greeted this exaggerated clairaotten He dropped his bat and tore open the little yellow envelope The pitcher waited, impatient, ball in hand, and so did the outfielders as he read the communication slowly

’They want you to turn professional,’ so an uncoame Matthealked in fro to ood or bad Without changing his expression, Williah into the air with delight, and dropped the piece of paper to the ground to acco around the bases on the way to the first ho the ball

The pitcher watched theram up and read the missive hiusto The little piece of yellow paper was then passed eagerly from player to player around the field The last person to read thecaused so much happiness but received no thanks, decided the least he deserved was to know the cause of so ram was addressed to Mr William Lowell Kane, whom the boy assuratulations on winning the Hamilton Memorial Mathematics Scholarship to Harvard, full details to follow Abbot Lawrence Lowell, President! Williaet his home run as he was sat heavily upon by several fielders before he reached hoht at the success of his closest friend, but he was sad to think that it ht now be parted Willia; b the two boys had to wait another nine days to learn that Matthew had also been accepted to Harvard

Yet another telegra his son and inviting the boys to tea at the Plaza Hotel in New York Both grandratulations to William, but as Grandmother Kane informed Alan Lloyd, somewhat testily, ’the boy has done no less than was expected of him and nomen sauntered down Fifth Avenue on the appointed day with considerable pride Girls’ eyes were drawn to the handsome pair, who affected not to notice They removed their straw boaters as they entered the front door of the Plaza at three fifty - nine, strolled nonchalantly through the lounge and observed the faht in the corand another old lady who, William assumed, was the Lester family’s equivalent of Grandhter Susan (whose eyes never left Willia two vacant chairs for William and Matthew

Grandmother Kane summoned the nearest waiter with an imperious eyebrow ’A fresh pot of tea and some more cakes, please!

The waiter rriade haste to the kitchens ’Pot of tea and some more cakes for table twenty - three,’ he shouted above the clatter, ’Co up,’ said a voice from the steamy obscurity

’A pot of tea and some cream cakes, madarn,’ the waiter said on his return

’Your father would have been proud of you today, Willia to the taller of the two youths

The waiter wondered what it was that the good - looking young man had achieved to elicit such a comment, William would not have noticed the waiter at all but for the silver band around his wrist The piece so easily ruity of it puzzled him