This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...and Bright Jem sat with a grave smile enjoying the expectation of Mr. Kingcup. "With all the coaxing bestowed upon him, 'tis such a humble soul!" said Capstick. "He never puts himself forward--never. I'll wager ye, now, one of these egg-shells," and Capstick rose and looked about him, "that I shall find him quietly ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...and Bright Jem sat with a grave smile enjoying the expectation of Mr. Kingcup. "With all the coaxing bestowed upon him, 'tis such a humble soul!" said Capstick. "He never puts himself forward--never. I'll wager ye, now, one of these egg-shells," and Capstick rose and looked about him, "that I shall find him quietly curled up in a corner. I knew it--there he is." With this, Capstick took two steps from his chair, stooped, and in a moment returning to his seat, placed a hedgehog on the table. "Humph!" said Kingcup, "'tis an odd creature for a bosom friend." "Give me all bosom friends like him," cried Capstick. "For then there 'd be no deceit in 'em: you 'd see the worst of 'em at the beginning. Now, look at this fine honest fellow. What plain, straightforward truths he bears about him! You see at once that he is a living pincushion with the pins' points upwards, and instantly you treat him after his open nature. You know he's not to be played at ball with: you take in with a glance all that his exterior signifies, and ought to love him for his frankness. Poor wretch! 'tis a thousand and a thousand times the ruin of him. He has, it is true, an outside of thorns--heaven made him with them--but a heart of honey. A meek, patient thing! And yet, because of his covering, the world casts all sorts of slanders upon him; accuses him of wickedness he could not, if he would, commit. And so he is kicked and cudgelled, and made the cruellest sport of; his persecutors all the while thinking themselves the best of people for their worst of treatment. He bears a plain exterior; he shows so many pricking truths to the world, that the world, in revenge, couples every outside point with an interior devil. He is ma...
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