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39 First Class in Classics; a good deed, which should atone for a multitude of those sins of irreverence which he committed with a pencil, on the clean whitewash which bounded the four sides of his study table.

Sir William Hamilton, the Metaphysician, like Smith and Lockhart, went to Balliol on the strength of an "Exhibition"; but, in 1807, two years before Lockhart was introduced. Despite the slight difference in their ages, they were, as men and as students, in college and throughout life, the warmest of friends and the closest of companions.

Hamilton's account of the freshman's daily life and habits at Balliol in 1807, are worth quoting: "No boots are allowed to be worn here," he wrote, "or trousers or pantaloons," which last sounds a little startling. "But," he continued, "in the morning we wear white cotton stockings, and before dinner regularly dress in silk stockings."

These, no doubt, were prettier to look at than blazers and sweaters, no matter of what their color; and they were even more attractive than caps and gowns. They dined at half past three, in those days; attended chapel at seven A.M., and breakfasted at nine. In the afternoons, they "went to one another's rooms and drank some wine." More chapel was required at half past five; and