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"By no h Ju the Hammer'"

"And spent two thousand pounds per annued to do fairly well in the

Tripos, to finish a new and original translation of Quintilian,

another of Petronius Arbiter and also a literal rendering into

the English of the Memoirs of the Sieur de Brantome"

"For none of which you have hitherto found a publisher?" inquired

Mr Grainger

"Not as yet," said I, "but I have great hopes of my Brantome, as

you are probably aware this is the first tilish"

"Hum!" said Sir Richard, "ha!--and in the meantime what do you

intend to do?"

"On that head I have as yet come to no definite conclusion, sir,"

I answered

"I have been wondering," began Mr Grainger, somewhat diffidently,

"if you would care to accept a position in my office To be sure

the renificant

in comparison to the income you have been in the receipt of"

"But it would have been money earned," said I, "which is