Inhaltsangabe
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. 1874. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. SWEET AND TWENTY. "In delay there lies no plenty; Then come kiss me, Sweet and Twenty!" A T seventeen I was Captain of the School --' and of the Eleven. Giffard was at the Bar, with brilliant prospects. Wintle was junior partner in the firm of Wintle & Co., Russian merchants, Birchin Lane. Kitty was a flirt. Algy was in the' fifth form. Just then arose for me a difficult situation. An anonymous letter reached me at Birchanger Park; it was brief enough:." Take care of your silly sister." The handwriting, cramped and quaint, was entirely unlike any that I knew. Was it a friendly warning, or a scoundrel insult? The epithet applied to Kitty rendered the latter more likely. However, I determined to act in the matter. Dr. Cicero Grindley wisely gave his sixth form plenty of freedom. His theory was that when a boy reached the upper level of the school his manliness and self-control should have a chance of development. I had kept a horse at Birchanger Park ever since I entered the Sixth, and used to ride over to Romayne Court whenever I had a fancy. There was only an hour's work with the Doctor on the day when I received this laconic letter; the notice paper on the classroom door contained only two items. "Sixth Form. XI.. XII. Dr. Grindley. Probability. II.. III. Herr Grutschk. Faust." The worthy German's projections I had invariably shirked; but I never shirked the Doctor, specially when he took up a topic so dear to him as that Land Debateable between mathematic and metaphysic. He was most lucid and logical this morning on the method of least squares, a perfect demonstration of which I have never seen in print. When the lesson was over, I went up to the Doctor and told him I was going over to Romayne Court, and might possibly want to stay the night...
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