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brought in the rest of his luggage, and closing
the door after him, left the dashing young fel-
low to his meditations.

And not very pleasant meditations were
they. He was an entire stranger to every
student in college, and had got to make his
way among them. His beautifully furnished
room, with its Brussels carpet, and Turkey-red
curtains, which had been selected by Mr.
Cramer, at length drew the attention of George
from himself. There was his large mahogany
wardrobe, on one side; a dressing-bureau, with
its fine mirror, on the other. A book-case,
with curtains of green silk, stood in one corner,
and a wide sofa-bed in the other; and in the
centre a marble-topped table. In college they
were allowed but one room for each student.

George amused himself with unpacking his
trunks and arranging his wardrobe. He
placed his splendid dressing-case on his bu-
reau; and as he did so, looked complacently
into the mirror, and said :

“These fellows will soon see that I am some-
body.”

He waited till towards evening before he