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only one alteration that he suggested, and that was, that 

 in the article which specified that he was to study so much 

 every day, the words Sundays excepted should be inserted. 

 Lawrence said that was meant to be understood, but that 

 it would be better to have it expressed. So the words 

 were put in. Some other minor changes were also made. 



"And now," said Lawrence, when the last interlineation 

 was made, " we are ready to pass it to be engrossed." 



" What does that mean ?" asked John. 



" To have a fair copy made," said Lawrence. " In legis- 

 lative bodies, when they have made all the amendments 

 and alterations they wish in any proposed law, they pass 

 it to be engrossed that is, to have a fair copy made, in a 

 plain hand, so that it can be easily read. When this copy 

 is made they have it read again, and, if it is all right, they 

 pass it to be enacted" 



The paper expressing the proposed agreement between 

 Lawrence and John, when engrossed, read as follows : 



" I propose to take John Wollaston with me to Europe, 

 with his father's and mother's consent, on the following 

 conditions in respect to his studies : 



"1. That he is to study three hours every day, subject 

 entirely to my direction, Sundays excepted. 



" 2. He is never to intermit his studies on account of 

 traveling, whether on foot, by railway, or by steamer. 



" 3. He is never to ask to be excused from his study on 

 account of his not feeling well. If I think he is so unwell 

 on any day that he ought not to study, it will be my duty 

 to say so. 



"4. Time spent in reading attentively such books as I 

 shall direct, answering questions in respect to what he has 

 read, writing notes and abstracts of the same, and listening 

 to additional explanations from me, is to be reckoned as 



