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His next letter was to Luke Monsett. And to him Henry Burnage employed a sort of sham literary style, with a good deal of affectation, short paragraphs, and capital letters in it. '• Dear Luke, "Action and reaction make me dis  trust all. The swing of the pendulum in 48 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. one direction seems to take a man so far : it also returns as far. There is no Stability. How we clung to tlie expression of culture through furniture — environment. HIS NEXT LETTER WAS TO LUKE MONSEND AND TO HIM HENRY BURNISH EMPLOYED A SORT OF SHAM LITERARY STYLE WITH A GOOD DEAL OF AFFECTION SHORT PARAGRAPHS AND CAPITAL LETTERS IN IT DEAR LUKE ACTION AND REACTION MAKE ME DISTRUST ALL THE SWING OF THE PENDULUM IN ONE DIRECTION SEEMS TO TAKE A MAN SO FAR IT ALSO RETURNS AS FAR THERE IS NO STABILITY HOW WE CLUNG TO THE EXPRESSION OF CULTURE THROUGH FURNITURE ENVIRONMENT
, and has never sent me his own address ? It must mean that he is ashamed of something. It is strange that he — who was always thought so wonderful — should have been compelled to leave Cambridge without taking a degree, and should then have gone completely under ; while I — who was nobody in particular — took a second in my tripos, and am already THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 47 beginning to get on at the bar. By the way, is that curious woman, Miss Comby, still at Sir Constantine's ? " In conclusion, I have something important to say. I feel that you are right, and I accept your very generous offer. You will not be surprised to hear that the lady whom I intend to marry is Angela Wycherley, of whom I have often spoken to you. I am now only waiting my opportunity to make a formal proposal ; and I think I may say, without conceit, that I know w^iat her answer will be. Before I do so, I shall be glad to hear from you if you think the alliance suitable. " Your affectionate son, " Henry Burnage. NEW THAT HE COULD GET MY DRESS AT THE TEMPLE HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO SEE ME AND HAS NEVER SENT ME HIS OWN ADDRESS IT MUST MEAN THAT HE IS ASHAMED OF SOMETHING IT IS STRANGE THAT HE WHO IS ALWAYS THOUGHT SO WONDERFUL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO LEAVE CAMBRIDGE WITHOUT TAKING A DEGREE AND SHOULD THEN HAVE GONE COMPLETELY UNDER WHILE I WHO WAS NOBODY IN PARTICULAR TOOK A SECOND IN MY TRIPOS AND AM ALREADY BEGINNING TO GET ON AT THE BAR BY THE WAY IS THAT CURIOUS WOMAN MISS CONBEY STILL AT SIR CONSTANTINE'S IN CONCLUSION I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY I FEEL THAT YOU ARE RIGHT AND I ACCEPT YOUR VERY GENEROUS OFFER YOU WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THE LADY WHOM I INTEND TO MARRY IS ANGELA WITCHERY OF WHOM I HAVE OFTEN SPOKEN TO YOU I AM NOW ONLY WAITING MY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FORMAL PROPOSAL AND I THINK I MAY SAY WITHOUT CONCEIT THAT I KNOW WHAT HER ANSWER WILL BE BEFORE I DO SO I SHALL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU THINK THE ALLIANCE SUITABLE YOUR AFFECTIONATE SON HENRY BURNAGE
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