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. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...It had been impossible for him to settle to any occupation, --to reading, writing, and then going quietly to bed; and yet he had not sought companionship even from Morris. But the older master came up eventually to see him. Deering welcomed him cordially enough, and hospitably pushed toward him tobacco and ...
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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. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...It had been impossible for him to settle to any occupation, --to reading, writing, and then going quietly to bed; and yet he had not sought companionship even from Morris. But the older master came up eventually to see him. Deering welcomed him cordially enough, and hospitably pushed toward him tobacco and cigarettes. Morris filled his pipe and lighted it, and held the match as it burned until the flames scorched his fingers. Then he tossed it out of the window. "Ah, these term-ends!" he said with a little smile that was half a sigh. "Frankly, they're the devil, aren't they?" rejoined Deering. "I had no idea I would mind so much. Recalls the pulling out of Kingsbridge after graduation." "It does, rather," assented Morris. "Curious thing, one doesn't grow used to them. One invariably has an absurd sensation that the bottom has fallen out of the universe. I always swear to myself that I will pull out the first thing, and then I never do." "When do you sail?" asked Deering. "Saturday week," Morris replied. "And you--where are you going?" "To Bald Rock. The family are there. I wish you were coming down." "I wish rather you were going over with me." "No such luck yet awhile. Tell me, Bill," he exclaimed unexpectedly, "now that the term is over, how things have seemed to you to go in my case. You have been more than decent to keep back the criticism that must frequently have been in your mind if not on your lips.' Morris smiled. "No, really; there's been very little in my mind. You've done well and pleased the Head." "But there must be a lot of things that you would have me do differently another year." "No, very...
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