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when he witnessed the esteem he was held 

 in by all classes. 



He had in early life been at the Univer- 

 sity of Oxford, and was one of the founders 

 of a society or club that was of much 

 advantage to the fraternity, providing for 

 them when laid up by accident, sickness, or 

 old age. This alone would entitle him to the 

 praise and good word of all right-thinking 

 professors ; while those who came more im- 

 mediately under his ken, and felt the genial 

 warmth of his kind and generous nature, 

 could not fail to be imbued with a feeling 

 of thankfulness for their lot having been 

 cast on a road that led to his hospitable 

 home. 



When I first made my appearance on 

 that stage, which I have attempted to give 

 the reader an account of in the last few 

 chapters, it was his custom to drive to and 

 from London. He was an amateur and 

 a most excellent workman, always keeping 

 a relay of horses on the road, for the pur- 



