Fee was sitting up, and we were all leaning forward, eager for the rest
of the story.
"Oh, _go_ on!" cried Fee, quickly.
"Yes, out with it!" chimed in Phil.
"She says," went on Nora, slowly, lingering over each word, "that you
are to prepare yourself for examination to enter Columbia in the fall,
and she will see you through the college course. These are her very
words: 'Tell Felix that his father has consented that I shall have the
great pleasure and happiness of putting him through college. I wanted to
do it last fall, but Jack would not listen to it then. Tell the boy that
I shall enjoy doing this, and that he will hear from me about the last
of August.' Oh, Felix, isn't it _splendid_?"
[Illustration: "'HE WILL HEAR FROM ME ABOUT THE LAST OF AUGUST.'"]
"Perfectly immense--_immense!_" exclaimed Phil, landing on his feet in
great excitement. "Why, it's the _jolliest_, the _very_ best, the
_finest_ piece of good news that I could hear--simply _huge!_ _Blessed_
old dame! She's given me _the_ wish of my heart! Hurrah, old chappie!
after all we'll be at college together! _Oo-h-ie!_" And he threw his
arms right round Felix and just hugged him.
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