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ther wiser nor better for the time they passed
there. The dirty carpet and soiled furniture,
showed that eating, drinking, and smoking,
were carried on there in a most slovenly man-
ner. It was even suspected that turkeys and
chickens were roasted before the polished
grate, and carved upon the bare, white, marble
table.

There was a great row one night at his
room. One of the tutors, who came to inquire
into the cause of it, was knocked down by
George with a poker, and taken up for dead.
He was only stunned by the blow, however,
and speedily recovered.

The next day George was sent home—dis-
graced—expelled from college.