Justthentheoily-headedclerkannouncedthatMr。Ransonwasatliberty。Sotheybothwentintoseehim，andtherestmaybeimagined。Thetrusteesundertooktopayhisexpenses，eveniftheyhadtostretchapointtodoso，andgavehim￡20togoonwith，alsoaletterofintroductiontoScoones，whomhewasinstructedtoseeandarrangetojointheirclasses。ThenGeneralCubittehustledoff，tellinghimtocometodineatanaddressinKensingtontwonightslaterand“reporthimself。“
SowithinlessthananhourGodfrey’sfuturecareerwassettled。Hecameoutoftheofficefeelingratherdazedbuthappierthanwhenhewentin，andinquiredhiswaytoGarrickStreet，wherehewasinformedthatMr。Scooneshadhisestablishment。Hefoundtheplaceand，bygoodluck，foundMr。Scoonesalso，akindly，keen，white-hairedman，whoreadtheletter，madeafewinquiriesandputhimthroughabriefexamination。
“Yourinformationisvariedandpeculiar，“hesaid，“andnotofthesortthatgenerallyappealstoHerMajesty’sexaminers。Still，Iseethatyouhaveintelligenceand，ofcourse，theFrenchisanasset；
alsotheliteraturetosomeextent，andtheLatin，thoughthesewouldhavecountedmorehadyoubeengoingupfortheIndianCivil。Ithinkwecangetyouthroughinthreemonthsifyouwillwork；italldependsonthat。Youwillfindalotofyoungmenhereofwhomquiteseventypercent。donothing，exceptseelife。Verynicefellowsintheirway，butifyouwanttogetintoSandhurst，keepclearofthem。
Now，mytermopensnextMonday。IwillwritetoGeneralCubitteandtellhimwhatIthinkofyou，alsothatthefeesarepayableinadvance。Good-bye，gladyouhappenedtocatchme，whichyouwouldnothavedonehalfanhourlater，asIamgoingoutoftown。Atteno’clocknextMonday，please。“