In the place of the paragraph
beginning "I desire my Lord God our Heavenly Father" I would--but perhaps
I had better return to Theobald, and leave the recasting of the Catechism
to abler hands.
CHAPTER VIII
Mr Pontifex had set his heart on his son's becoming a fellow of a college
before he became a clergyman. This would provide for him at once and
would ensure his getting a living if none of his father's ecclesiastical
friends gave him one. The boy had done just well enough at school to
render this possible, so he was sent to one of the smaller colleges at
Cambridge and was at once set to read with the best private tutors that
could be found. A system of examination had been adopted a year or so
before Theobald took his degree which had improved his chances of a
fellowship, for whatever ability he had was classical rather than
mathematical, and this system gave more encouragement to classical
studies than had been given hitherto.
Theobald had the sense to see that he had a chance of independence if he
worked hard, and he liked the notion of becoming a fellow. He therefore
applied himself, and in the end took a degree which made his getting a
fellowship in all probability a mere question of time.
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