A Cold Burn. 67 



ground, such a foot bath was not particularly pleasant, 

 and it had to be repeated on the homeward journey. 

 Nevertheless the wader was young and hardy. On 

 resuming his shoes and stockings he was rewarded 

 by soon feeling a healthy glow in his limbs. If 

 it was the pursuit of knowledge under difficulties, 

 the chase was not unfruitful. By the end of the 

 winter he had been nearly through Gray's book, and 

 had equipped himself with an accomplishment of 

 solid value, for, as he had to think out most of the 

 problems for himself, he had won, so far as he had 

 gone, a pretty good grip upon the subject 



