The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-25
==By--
Charles Dickens
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movers and your seconders. and your sup
porters-your regular Professors OF all degrees.
attriouting the lowest and baSest motives with
the utmost recklessness Qet me call your atten-
ton TO a recent instance in yourself for which
you should BLUSH. and quoting figures which
you know to be as wilifully one-siaea as a
should be all Creditor side and Debtor.
all Debtor side and no Creditor Therefore ref It
form sufficiently bad example and sufficient
~ bad school, even in public life; but hold mat
carried into private life, il becomes an unen-
durable nuisance"
These strong words. sir!'' exclaimed
II hope so,'' said Mr. crisparkle. GOOD morn
in E. w.,s.s ont >, -. Havoc =, = great rate
but soon fell into his regular brisk pace and
soon had smile upon his face as he went along
a o IN the late little lively AFFAIR
vanity to hope that he had hit hard. and to
glow with the belief that he had trimmed the
He took himself to Staple Inn but not to P
]. T. and Mr. Grewgious Full many creak-
attic rooms in a corner. turned the latch OF their
uni olted door, and stood beside the table Of
An air of retreat and solitude hung about the
rooms and about their inhabitant. He was much
wooden bins and beams. slowly uloldering withai,
face OF a prisoner Yet the sunlight shone in at
| the ugly garret-window, which had penthouse
cracked and smoke blackened parapet be-
| yond, some of the deluded sparrows of the place
pies who had left their crutches in their nests;
and s. there was a play Of living leaves at hand
sort of music in it that would have been melody
| in the country.
| good store of books Everything expressed the
abode of poor student That Mr. crisparkle
| the books, or that he combined the three char
aacters; might have been easily seen in the
| tered
| How goes it. NevIle?"
| g! am in good heart, Mr.. Crsparkle and
Il wish your eyes were not quite so large and
$50 S dad e a as tat9 in s
Ne,iIey brighten at the sight OF you returned
they would soon be dull enough"
ing tans ra gt q f1T the NS SthsT in stmuat
If | were dying. l feel as If word from
wod v6 Ga to m M If ggs had 6s
famously."
Mr.. Crisparkle turned him with his face lit
| tie more towards the light
Il want to see ruddier touch here, Neville
way of pattern. II want sun to shine upon
| Neville dropped suddenly, as he replied in a
lowered voice: Il am not hardy enough for
| that yet: L may become so. but cannot bear
ham streets as did; if you had seen as did
those averted eyes and the better sort of people
/ silently giving me too much to pass, that
l might not touch them or come near them. you
wouldn't think it quite unreasonable that /
My poor feiiOwl'' said i the Minor Canon. in
tone so purely sympathetic that the young
reasonable; never thought But should like
'And that would give me the strongest motive
| to do ii. But L cannot yet. l cannot persuade
@ys1f that tSs eyes s,, or eyen the stream Of
without suspicion l feel marked and tainted,
| even when / go out-as i do only-at night.
But the darkness covers me then, and 1 take
Mr.. Crisparkle laid a hand upon his shoulder,
and stood looking down at him
| Neville. II would have done so. But you
wisely pointed out to me, l can't, do that, for it
some distant place, / might have found relief
in that. but the thing is not to be thought of.
would be the construction in either case II
seems little title hard dr to be SO tied to stake. and
| And you must expect no miracle to help
you. Neville" said Mr.. crisparkle, compassion
mo. SIR. l know that The ordinary fullness
Of time and circumstances is all have to
1T VIII right you at last Neville"
| 80 l believe. and hope may live to know
| But perceiving that the respondent mood into
| which he was falling cast a shadow on the
broad hand upon his shoulder was not then
| quite steady its own natural strength had
rendered it when IL first touched him just now,
| Excellent circumstances for study anyhow
| and you know. Mr.. Crisparke. what need have
Of study in all ways. Not to mention that you
| have advised me to study for the difficult pro-
l am guiding myself by the advice of such a
| friend and helper. Such a good friend and
| He took the certifying hand from his shoulder
| and kissed il. Mr. Crisparkle beamed at the
books. but not so brightly as when he had en-.
Il gather from your silence on the subject
| that my late guardian is adverse, Mr.. Cri
| The Minor Canon answered: Your lat,
guardian is Almost unreasonable person, and i
| er he Is adverse, or perverse, or reverse
We'll for me that have enough with econ
omy 10 live upon" sighed Neville half YEARLY
and half cheerily. while wait to be learned
and wait to be righted! Else l might hav
proved the proverb, that while the grass grow
the steed starves!''
He opened some books he said it. and wa
soon immersed IN their interleaved and ammo
tated passages; while Mr.. Crisparkle sat besid
him. expoundlng, correcting, and advising. Tn
visits of his difficuit to accomplish. and only Z
be compassed at intervals of many weeks Blu
they, were as serviceable as they were preciou
When they had got through such studies a
window-sili and looking down upon the pate
of garden. Next week. said Mr.. Crisparkle
you Will cease to be alone. and will have
And yet returned Neville. this seems al
uncongenial place to bring my sister to-
IL don't think So" said the Minor Canon
There is duty to be done here; and there ar
| Womanly IeellnB' SENSE anu courage Wante
| here
II meant" explained Neville that the sur
| roundings dull and unwomanly, and tina
Helena have suitable friend societ
here"
"You have only to remember" said Mr. Cri
| sparkle, that you here yourself. and tina
she has to draw you into the sunlight"
| They silent for a little while, and the
Mr.. Crisparkle began anew.
when we first spoke together Neville. yo
told that your sister had risen out of tn
Disadvantages OF your past lives as superior t
you the tower of Cloisterham Cathedral
higher than the chimneys Of Minor Canon Cor
Fright WELL
Il was inclined to think at the time an on
thusiastic fight. No matter what think IL now
What / would emphasize Is. that under the hea
of Pride your sister is a great and opportune ex
ample to you
''Jnder all heads that are included in III
composition Of fine character, she is
Say so: but take this one. Your sister ha
learnt how 70 govern what is proud in ne
nature. She can dominate il even when II
wounded through her sympathy with you n
doubt she has suffered deeply in those sam
streets where you suffered deeply No dout
yours. But bending her pride into a gran
composure that is not naughty aRgressiv.
but is sustained confidence in you and in n
truth she has won her way through thos
streets until she passes along them as high
the general respect as any one who tread
them. Every day and hour OF her life since Et
win Droods disappearance, she has faced ms
lightly and folly-for you-as only brave natul
well directed So IL will be with her n
end. Another and weaker kind of pride migl
sink broken hearted. but never such a pride
hers; which knows no shrinking and can g.
mastery her
The pale cheek beside him flushed under IN
comparison, and the hint implied in IL.
II will do all 1 can to initiate her." sal
Neville.
do So and he truly brave man. as she is
truly brave woman" answered Mr.. Crisparkl