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 benefit of any advice I can give. As Cicero remarks: …"

But he was glad to find that when in trouble they still turned to him, and he was not a little concerned at what Reddy had divulged—he had tried not to show how much. He was aware that it was against the laws of the State of New Jersey to dissect human bodies. That was one reason why Princeton had no medical school—though of course these mere boys did not take such things into consideration. The newspaper scandal alone, if this thing should come out, and of course it would come out in time, would be bad enough—Jeremiah was very jealous of the fair name of the Alma Mater—but it would not stop with mere publicity, he feared; the law would have to take its course and if the crime of body-snatching were proved against his young classmates—But absurd rumors were constantly floating about the campus; Reddy was very young—he was probably mistaken. So Jeremiah made up his mind to begin a thorough investigation without waiting for Reddy