ii6 THROUGH THE FIELDS WITH LINNAEUS 



with an exactness surprising in a student, and upon 

 nearer conversation displayed such extensive knowledge 

 as struck Celsius with astonishment. At last the sun 

 had risen upon Linnaeus. They talked; the dean 

 listened with interest while the young man spoke with 

 an enthusiasm which for the moment sent the rich 

 blood of health into the student's pale features, long 

 since wan with insufficient food. His threadbare 

 clothes and patched shoes told their own tale ; ' starva- 

 tion wrote as a. notice-board on his hollow cheeks, 

 skinny fingers, and sunk eyes, went straight to the 

 heart.' 1 Soap costs little and water nothing in Sweden, 

 and manners come by nature : the gentlemanly bear- 

 ing and the exquisite personal cleanliness of Linnaaus 

 made him known for a gentleman at once ; all the rags 

 in Upsala could not disguise the gentlemanhood of the 

 man refined by loving all things lovely. 



Carl had an agitated walk to Artedi's lodgings. 

 His eyes glittered with excitement as he told the good 

 news to his friend. Now they should both get on : he 

 would give his friend a helping hand. How volubly 

 they talked ! It was as good as a full meal to both. 



Inquiries were made. Celsius heard of Carl's dis- 

 tresses and his inoffensive mode of life, and the dean 

 took him into his house and was ever kind to him, and 

 made him tutor to his younger children. The advan- 

 tages were mutual. Celsius too had found what he 

 wanted. For thirty years he had been intent upon 

 1 Sam Slick. 



