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In this he gave a brief but appreciative sketch of his life , and enlarged upon his discipline and educational methods . At the end was a long and decorative schedule of his certificates and distinctions , beginning with a good-conduct prize at the age of eight . A considerable amount of time was required to recopy this document , but his modesty upheld him . After a careful consideration of the time-table , he set aside the midday hour for `` Correspondence . '' He found that his work in mathematics and classics was already some time in arrears , and a `` test '' he had sent to his correspondence Tutor during those troublous days after the meeting with Bonover in the Avenue , came back blottesquely indorsed : `` Below Pass Standard . '' This last experience was so unprecedented and annoyed him so much that for a space he contemplated retorting with a sarcastic letter to the tutor . And then came the Easter recess , and he had to go home and tell his mother , with a careful suppression of details , that he was leaving Whortley , `` Where you have been getting on so well ! ''