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"And pray," said Sir Richard, still frowning at the ceiling,

"what do you propose to do with yourself?"

Now, as I looked out upon this fair evening, I becareat longing for

field and erow, for wood and coppice and shady

stream, for sequestered inns and wide, wind-swept heaths, and

ever the broad highway in front Thus I answered Sir Richard's

question unhesitatingly, and without turning froh Kent and Surrey into

Devonshire, and thence probably to Cornwall"

"And with a uineas in your pocket? Preposterous

--absurd!" retorted Sir Richard

"On the contrary, sir," said I, "the more I ponder the project,

the one--how then?"

"I shall turn , for instance"

"Digging!" ejaculated Sir Richard, "and you a scholar--and what

is entleman!"

"My dear Sir Richard," said I, "that all depends upon how you