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religious prejudices, except that he did not 

 like the association with Romanists. He tol- 

 erated the servants, because they belonged 

 to the house, and would sometimes linger by 

 the kitchen stove ; but the moment visitors 

 came in, he arose, opened the door, and 

 marched into the drawing-room. Yet he 

 enjoyed the company of his equals, and 

 never withdrew, no matter how many callers 

 whom he recognized as of his society 

 might come into the drawing-room. Calvin 

 was fond of company, but he wanted to 

 choose it ; and I have no doubt that his 

 was an aristocratic fastidiousness rather than 

 one of faith. It is so with most people. 



The intelligence of Calvin was something 

 phenomenal, in his rank of life. He estab- 

 lished a method of communicating his wants 

 and even some of his sentiments ; and he 

 could help himself in many things. There 

 was a furnace register in a retired room, 

 where he used to go when he wished to be 

 alone, that he always opened when he de- 

 sired more heat ; but never shut it, any more 



