That is a most singular young man, soliloquised Frere, as he took down and unrolled a Persian manuscript ; " very hke an excitable steam- engine with an ill-regulated safety-valve, in disposition ; I only hope he won't blow up bodily while I have the care of him.
Well, good-bye till dinner-time," responded Lewis, leaving the room ; " I won't punish your carpet any longer ; — Come, Faust !"  That is a most singular young man, soliloquised Frere, as he took down and unrolled a Persian manuscript ; " very hke an excitable steam- engine with an ill-regulated safety-valve, in disposition ; I only hope he won't blow up bodily while I have the care of him.  He is a fine fellow, too, and it's impossible not to be very fond of him, — but he's an awful responsibility for a quiet man to have thrust upon him."