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"Godprotectus,Mr.Fettes!"saidthelandlfirstintopossessionofhisaryse;Whatintheuhis?Thesearestrahingsyouhavebeensaying."
&urowardus;helookeduseasui;Seeifyouhues,"saidhe."ThatmanMaeisocross;thosethathavedonesoalreadyhaverepeoolate."
Ahoutsomuishinghisthirdglass,farlesswaitiwo,hebadeusgood-byeah,uhelampofthehotel,intotheblaight.
&uroourplatheparlour,withthebigredfireandfourdles;aulatedassed,thefirstchillofoursurprisesoooaglowofcuriosity.Wesatlate;itwasthelatestsessionIhaveknowninthee.Ea,beforeweparted,hadhistheorythathewasboundtoprove;andnoneofushadanynearerbusihisworldthantotrackoutthepastofournedpanion,andsurprisethesecretthathesharedwiththegreatLondondoctor.Itis,butIbelieveIwasabetterhandatwoutastorythaherofmyfellowsattheGee;ahereisnownoothermanalivewhoarratetoyouthefollowingfoulandus.
Inhisyouudiedmeditheschoolsh.Hehadtalentofakihatpicksupswiftlywhatithearsaailsitforitsowleathome;buthewascivil,atteelligentinthepresenasters.Theysooasaladwholisteneddrememberedwell;nay,straseemedtomewhenIfirstheardit,hewasinthosedayswellfavoured,andpleasedbyhisexterior.Thereeriod,aextramuralteay,whomIshallheredesigheletterK.Hisnamewassubsequentlytoowell-known.ThemaskulkedthroughthestreetshihemobthatapplaudedattheexeofBurkecalledloudlyforthebloodofhisemployer.ButMr.Kofhisvogue;heenjoyedapopularityduepartlytohisowalytotheincapacityofhisrival,theuyprofessor.Thestude,sworebyhistesbelievedhimself,andwasbelievedbyothers,tohavelaidthefoundationsofsuhehadacquiredthefavourofthismeteorir.KwasaBONVIVANTaslishedteacher;helikedaslyillusiohanacarefulpreparation.InbothcapacitiesFettesenjoyedaidbythesedyearofhisattehehalf-regularpositionofseonstratororsub-assistantinhisclass.
Inthiscapacitythechargeofthetheatreaure-roomdevolvedinpartihisshoulders.Hehadtoaheessofthepremisesaoftheotherstudents,anditartofhisdutytosupply,reddividethevarioussubjects.Itwaswithaviewtothislast—atthattimeverydelicate—affairthathewaslodgedbyMr.Kinthesamewynd,andatlastinthesamebuilding,withthedisses.Here,afteranightofturbulentpleasures,hishandstillt,hissightstillmistyandfused,hewouldbecalledoutofbedintheblackhoursbeforethewinterdawnbytheunddesperateinterloperswhosuppliedthetable.Hewouldopeothesemen,sinfamhouttheland.Hewouldhelpthemwiththeirtragi,paythemtheirsordidpridremaiheyweregoheunfriendlyrelianity.Fromsuehewouldreturntosnatotherhourortwoofslumber,torepairtheabusesofthenight,andrefreshhimselfforthelaboursoftheday.
Fewladscouldhavebeenmoreiheimpressionsofalifethuspassedamongtheensignsofmortality.Hismindwasclosedagainstallgeneralsiderations.Heableofihefateaher,theslaveofhisowndesiresandlowambitions.Cold,light,andselfishiresort,hehadthatmodicumofprudence,miscalledmorality,whichkeepsamanfromidrunkennessorpu.Hecoveted,besides,ameasureofsiderationfromhismastersandhisfellow-pupils,andhehadofailspitheexternalpartsoflife.Thushemadeithispleasuretogaiioninhisstudies,anddayafterdayrenderedunimpeachableeye-serviployer,Mr.K.Forhisdayofworkheindemnifiedhimselfbynights,blackguardlye;abalaruck,theanthathecalledhiscedeclareditselft.
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