earning bread except by my fiddle i returned to and there followed the show for close on two years playing in front of the with your education sir that was wrong what could i do my lord i am well educated it is true but i have not a friend in the world and without help i could not procure a situation your school fellows � your masters at my lord i did not wish to apply to them for charity replied proudly i should have been forced to tell them my story and your may guess how painful that would have been to me no my lord i earned my bread honestly by my and a month ago thinking had probably returned i left at and took my way to london three weeks later i came to and knows the rest of my story it is a strange story � a very remarkable tale said who was again on his feet pacing the study and you have no means whereby to discover whence your father came only this paper with the name and the date of his birth i may add that from what i know of my own age the date is wrong by a give it to me sir it seemed to that while his host examined the paper dr watched him somewhat anxiously and appeared to be relieved when it was returned without comment what do you think of the story doctor asked abruptly the dwarf s chamber i agree with your that it is a remarkable tale answered it may prove to be still more remarkable for all we know muttered thoughtfully he resumed his walk while wondering what would be the termination of this strange interview waited to be addressed twice or thrice paused beside him and then walked to the other end of the room considering as was evident from his thoughtful expression what would be the wisest course to take under the circumstances you are well educated you say mr he demanded abruptly i think i may say so my lord replied the youth modestly what is your opinion he is educated my lord as i have had the opportunity of observing within the last three weeks a good classical scholar well read in english with the french tongue and literature and fairly good in he writes a good hand clear and my lord well mr he added turning to the expectant youth you say you have no friend in the world not one � save and i presume you are not averse to earning a decent i should be thankful to do so my lord well mr i have taken a great fancy to you said you have told a straightforward and direct story and you to be a lad of good moral principles now i require a secretary would you be willing to undertake the duties if they are not beyond me my lord i should be c the dwarf s chamber honoured replied hardly his good fortune oh a lad of your parts will find them easy mr i shall treat you as one of the family and introduce you to my grand daughter miss you must see about clothes and such like things to morrow i shall speak of your wages and duties and of course mr from this moment you are free to go where you will i need not request your silence on a certain subject i shall not open my mouth on it my lord good i see that i can rely on your discretion but do not neglect my poor sister mr she has few pleasures poor little soul and your music is a great delight to her now good night sir to morrow we will speak further of these matters good night again i am delighted at having made your acquaintance with this kindly speech shook heartily by the hand and forthwith left the apartment overcome by the thought of his good fortune looked after his retiring benefactor with eyes and at length turned towards dr who was watching him keenly doctor he said in a trembling voice you do not know what such kindness means to a vagabond like me i hope i may in some measure repay such for generosity i am sure you will my dear lad replied patting him kindly on the shoulder from what i have seen of you no one better deserves good fortune it lies in your own hands to make or mar see that you make a good use of it i trust i shall exclaimed fervently but why is lord so kind to a stranger dr looked oddly at him and replied with great conviction qualified by a certain reserve my dear mr as i said before lord the dwarf s chamber is one who never acts without a reason depend upon it he has an excellent motive for making you his secretary and in treating you as one of the family now go and sleep on your good luck chapter x observant of the unaccountable results of circumstance of the capricious of existence the with a certain grim irony such by the figure of a woman poised on a wheel to the of the sex they ascribed the apparently selection of particular human beings to be raised or independent of merit or justice by the ever revolving wheel they indicated the constant change which renders life an eternal succession of surprises nay further to the of finding a reason for such they blinded the eyes of the woman with a here we have the of caprice temperament helpless blindness position and these rule the world of mankind by such speculations did seek to account for the extraordinary change in his fortunes for in no logical way could he come to any reasonable conclusion he had arrived at a tramp nameless through the indulgence of an curiosity he had narrowly escaped death by drowning 