Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
My uncle's conjecture as to the parentage of Francis Vivian seemed to me a positive discovery. Nothing more likely than that this wilful boy had formed some headstrong attachment which no father would sanction, and so, thwarted and irritated, thrown himself on the world. Such...
Alma Mater! Alma Mater! New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee. But a true Spartan mother thou art--hard and stern as the old matr...
3. CHAPTER XLVIII.My uncle did not leave his room for three days, but he was much closeted with a lawyer; and my father dropped some words which seemed to imply that the deceased had incurred deb...
1. CHAPTER XLVI.My uncle's conjecture as to the parentage of Francis Vivian seemed to me a positive discovery. Nothing more likely than that this wilful boy had formed some headstrong attachmen...
4. CHAPTER XLIX.Our host regaled us with a hospitality that notably contrasted his economical thrifty habits in London. To be sure, Bolt had caught the great pike which headed the feast; and Bo...
5. CHAPTER L.But I ought to be hard at work, preparing myself for Cambridge. The deuce!--how can I? The point in academical education on which I require most preparation is Greek composition...
2. CHAPTER XLVII.When I got back, just in time for dinner, Roland had not returned, nor did he return till late in the evening. All our eyes were directed towards him, as we rose with one accord...