Interludes / being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses

and all around them. "Let them go by themselves, then, to some quiet seaside lodging or small farmhouse." Suicide or the d---1. "Let them stop at the University for the Lon

r the Lakes with a ledger each, to enter their accounts and add up the items by the margin of Derwentwater. Do Bagshaw and Tomkins, emerging from their dismal chambers in Pump Court, take their Smith's Leading Cases, or their Archbold, to Shanklyn or Cowes? Do Saw

e, Thomas Thornton, and I, mad

erefore, in due course been sent to Eton and Camford with a full purse, a vigorous constitution, a light heart, and a fair amount of cramming. At Camford he found himself in the midst of his old Eton chums, and plunged eagerly into all the animated life and excitement of the University. Boating, cricket, rackets, billiards, wine parties, betting-these formed the chief occupation of the two y

cause they were slow. He had an eye for the weak points of things. He delighted in what is called "chaff." He affected to regard all things with indifference, and was tolerant of everything except what he was pleased to denounce as shams. Upon this point he would occasionally become very warm. If his sense of truth and honour were touched, he became goaded into passion; but most things appealed to him from their humorous side. He was tall, fair, and handsome, the features clean cut and the eyes grey. His manners were polished, and he was always well dressed. He was full of high spirits and good temper, and wa

all, nor good-looking, nor very rich, nor very poor. He was of plebeian origin. His father was a grocer. I am sure the young man had been well brought up at home, and had been well taught at school; and he was a brave, frank, honest fe

tists, who paint their own portraits, make a mere copy of their image in the looking glass. For my part, if I had to draw my own likeness, I would scorn such paltry devices. The true artist draws from the imagination. Let any man think for a moment what manner of man he is. Is he not at once struck

ore, in a fine large house, far above the deep blue ocean, and far removed from all the turmoil and bustle of this b

Mrs. Porkington to Glenville, "that Mr. Porkington should have tak

us of it on that acc

anything. For her part if she were tied to such

polite manner that he was su

id not und

Don't you think, Barton, our respected governors ought to pay less for our coaching on account of the drag? Of course we really pay something extra on her account; but, generally

rky between them. The quantity of donkey chaises they require is so

nd so Miss Candlish only rode the last quarter, until at last the first half grew to such enormous proportions that it caused a difference between the

o be killed when he had done nothing to deserve it,"

hit some man on the head, or stab some woman in the breast, first. Then he prof

e person, and half the remainder and the square of the whole, divided by twelve, and so on, I

are fairly floored. Take care you don't get an answer of

ied Barton; "you are always

t us have some

shine and pet

ght Allsopp from

ose-Thornton, of course, lured by the two Wil

gh not absolutely forgotten. At half-past twelve Mr. Porkington looked in timidly to see how work was progressing, to assist in the classics, and to disentangle the mathematics; but the liberal sciences were so besmothered

n. "Many fellows would not stand it. I de

t the room was clear of smoke. They were not wicked young men, but I don't think their mothers and sisters were at