CHAPTER XV.

Patience a most essential virtue--Trust was a good man, but Trust-no-one a better--A competition either attracts or drives away men of talent--A study from life of a lion by Marrocchetti--Assistant modellers--Sydenham and its wonders--One of "Abel's" fingers--New judgment of Solomon--An important question--An Indian who speaks about things as they are--Professor Papi and the failure of the first cast in bronze of the "Abel"--A medicine not sold by the chemist, 277