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His strength, however, was embodied in such a softness of muscular outline, such a rare Greek like style of beauty, and associated with such a gentleness of manner and behaviour, that, partly from the truth of the resemblance, partly from the absurdity of the contrast, he was known throughout the university by the diminutive of the feminine form of his name, and was always called Lottchen. HIS STRENGTH HOWEVER WAS EMBODIED IN SUCH A SOFTNESS OF MUSCULAR OUTLINE SUCH A RARE GREEKLIKE STYLE OF BEAUTY AND ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH A GENTLENESS OF MANNER AND BEHAVIOUR THAT PARTLY FROM THE TRUTH OF THE RESEMBLANCE PARTLY FROM THE ABSURDITY OF THE CONTRAST HE WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY BY THE DIMINUTIVE OF THE FEMININE FORM OF HIS NAME AND WAS ALWAYS CALLED LOTTCHEN
 that cannot grow old; and while the heart is young, man may laugh old Time in the face, and dare him to do his worst. THE CRUEL PAINTER Among the young men assembled at the University of Prague, in the year 159--, was one called Karl von Wolkenlicht. A somewhat careless student, he yet held a fair position in the estimation of both professors and men, because he could hardly look at a proposition without understanding it. Where such proposition, however, had to do with anything relating to the deeper insights of the nature, he was quite content that, for him, it should remain a proposition; which, however, he laid up in one of his mental cabinets, and was ready to reproduce at a moment’s notice. This mental agility was more than matched by the corresponding corporeal excellence, and both aided in producing results in which his remarkable strength was equally apparent. In all games depending upon the combination of muscle and skill, he had scarce rivalry enough to keep him in practice. DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY NED TROXLE THE CRUEL PAINTER BY GEORGE MC DONALD SECTION ONE AMONG THE YOUNG MEN ASSEMBLED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRAGUE IN THE YEAR FIFTEEN NINETY WAS ONE CALLED KARL VON WOLKENLICHT A SOMEWHAT CARELESS STUDENT HE YET HELD A FAIR POSITION IN THE ESTIMATION OF BOTH PROFESSORS AND MEN BECAUSE HE COULD HARDLY LOOK AT A PROPOSITION WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING IT WHERE SUCH PROPOSITION HOWEVER HAD TO DO WITH ANYTHING RELATING TO THE DEEPER INSIGHTS OF THE NATURE HE WAS QUITE CONTENT THAT FOR HIM IT SHOULD REMAIN A PROPOSITION WHICH HOWEVER HE LAID UP IN ONE OF HIS MENTAL CABINETS AND WAS READY TO REPRODUCE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE THIS MENTAL AGILITY WAS MORE THAN MATCHED BY THE CORRESPONDING CORPOREAL EXCELLENCE AND BOTH AIDED IN PRODUCING RESULTS IN WHICH HIS REMARKABLE STRENGTH WAS EQUALLY APPARENT IN ALL GAMES DEPENDING UPON THE COMBINATION OF MUSCLE AND SKILL HE HAD SCARCE RIVALRY ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM IN PRACTICE
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