opportunities, and the remarkable ease with which he mastered the most difficult studies, kept him all the while in the first rank for scholarship"(Lloyd 42). Griswold a student at the university shines light on another of Poes downfalls at Virginia "he would have graduated with highest honours, had not his gambling"(Lloyd 42). The quarrels with John Allan grew stronger, mostly because of Edgar's financial problems. During the year he amounted large gambling and other debts which he claimed was because John Allan did not provide well enough. Thus he had to stick to gambling to cover his expenses. John Allan had enough "He refused, point-blank, to settle those debts of honour; he refused to pay even bills that were quite unavoidable."(Lloyd 46) John did not s!
             end him back to the university but forced him to work at his firm. Edgar was also disappointed to discover that Elmira Royster, his first love was no longer available. The first evening back in Richmond he went to a party at Elmira's hous
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