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Yet his zeal for certain studies was remarkable, and within eccentric limits his knowledge was so extraordinarily ample and minute that his observations have fairly astounded me. YET HIS ZEAL FOR CERTAIN STUDIES WAS REMARKABLE AND WITHIN ECCENTRIC LIMITS HIS KNOWLEDGE WAS SO EXTRAORDINARILY AMPLE AND MINUTE THAT HIS OBSERVATIONS HAVE FAIRLY ASTOUNDED ME
ical instruments. The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself. Before pronouncing judgment, however, be it remembered, how objectless was my life, and how little there was to engage my attention. My health forbade me from venturing out unless the weather was exceptionally genial, and I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence. Under these circumstances, I eagerly hailed the little mystery which hung around my companion, and spent much of my time in endeavouring to unravel it. He was not studying medicine. He had himself, in reply to a question, confirmed Stamford’s opinion upon that point. Neither did he appear to have pursued any course of reading which might fit him for a degree in science or any other recognized portal which would give him an entrance into the learned world. S FRAGILE PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENTS THE READER MAY SET ME DOWN AS A HOPELESS BUSYBODY WHEN I CONFESS HOW MUCH THIS MAN STIMULATED MY CURIOSITY AND HOW OFTEN I ENDEAVOURED TO BREAK THROUGH THE RETICENCE WHICH HE SHOWED ON ALL THAT CONCERNED HIMSELF BEFORE PRONOUNCING JUDGMENT HOWEVER BE IT REMEMBERED HOW OBJECTLESS WAS MY LIFE AND HOW LITTLE THERE WAS TO ENGAGE MY ATTENTION MY HEALTH FORBADE ME FROM VENTURING OUT UNLESS THE WEATHER WAS EXCEPTIONALLY GENIAL AND I HAD NO FRIENDS WHO WOULD CALL UPON ME AND BREAK THE MONOTONY OF MY DAILY EXISTENCE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I EAGERLY HAILED THE LITTLE MYSTERY WHICH HUNG AROUND MY COMPANION AND SPENT MUCH OF MY TIME IN ENDEAVOURING TO UNRAVEL IT HE WAS NOT STUDYING MEDICINE HE HAD HIMSELF IN REPLY TO A QUESTION CONFIRMED STAMFORD'S OPINION UPON THAT POINT NEITHER DID HE APPEAR TO HAVE PURSUED ANY COURSE OF READING WHICH MIGHT FIT HIM FOR A DEGREE IN SCIENCE OR ANY OTHER RECOGNISED PORTAL WHICH WOULD GIVE HIM AN ENTRANCE INTO THE LEARNED WORLD
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