Two poor students

This morning I was approached by a student who wanted to know the final grade of her younger brother who was enrolled in one of my classes this semester. She explained that she had come to campus to find out what her grades were as well as those of her brother but that her brother could not make the trip himself because their family could only afford to pay for the bus fare of one person. On hearing this, I immediately felt sorry that she had to bring home with her the sad news that her brother would in all likelihood be receiving a failing grade.