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CHAPTER II.

The tidings which the Professor had
thus obtained left him in no state Of mind
to call on any of his friends in Griefs-
wsld. He continued his journey into
the moth, even as lar rs Ypsals, where,
in the library of the. old University, he
added still more TO his amazing amount
of learning. and then returned to Tu,
bingen, whsre be delivered his lectures as
Formerly.
The next thing that happened 10 him
was. that he was appointed by govern
meat TO take tie Law Professors chair in
that still more famous University where
we frst found him. Hi;her he removed
eady IN the year, and took up, as told
you. his quarters IN the principai suite
of rooms in that gloomy old house with
the iron barred windows and the grnning
face over the gateway. His spare hours
he spent in arranging and catalogung
his immense library. aud ihs rest Of the
day in delivering his famous course OF
lectures, which very soon brought such
access Of students to the University. that.
with the tradespeople and the middle
classes at large, who lived principally by
accommods ting students, as well as by nll
the young ladies who were thus provided
with as many agreeable partners al the
public end private balls. he was consid
cred quite beuefactor to the town. and
consequently, very popular with every
one.
There was something. however, pecu
liar in the Professor; everybody agreed in
this; finding it. nevertheless. not difficult
to be accounted for. because he was so
very learned, and all learned men are IN
like common people-they have a right
to be odd, and even oisagreeable. if they
chooss. Blu, disagreeable Professor
Won Hoffman was not; he was only very
grave, end had an aDxioas, seif-absorbed
look.
The truth was. though nobody knew it.
ne was very unhappy about poor Fraulein
Ida. and could not get her sorrows out OF
his head. Ii is wonderful what nun
ber of letters he wrote to all parts OF
Germany, TO ascertain. if he could, With.
er she had betaken herself with her little
orphan niece. or where this old Madame
Bernhard lived who was aunt TO the
chHd's ia ther. But he could obtain no
satisfaction. Now and then he fancied
ne was uron the right track; but when
he came to pursue il farther. and he took
many long journeys for this purpose. it
always ended in disappointment
Thus time wore on. He lived in a
dream Of hope and disappointment. bu.
sled over the endless arrangement Of his
books, and looking neither to the right
hand nor to the left. as he crossed the
great University garden to his lectures
On summer afternoons the garden was
full OF people, who turned OUT from the
surrounding houses. Ladies sa. with
their knitting on the various branches
and under the trees; children played
about and the milk women cut the grass
for their COWS. Everybody knew him.
but he knew nobody-tUok notice of no.
body.
That is the way said they, with ell
these learned men; their eyes are turned
inwards.'
1t must have been . very dull, unnat-
cral sort Of life for little Lima Won Hoff-
man, If she had no more cheerful person
with her than her father, as he appeare
to the world; but assure you her life
was by no means without its pleasures.
In an evening she was with her father,
and then came out something Of the Joy
end affection which lived in his large.
warm heart. Little Lima knew very we'll
what .. glorious and noble human being
was her father. and to him she opened all
her little heart. She showed him how
her knitting progressed. and how many