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Chapter 1

           Hewassuchamiserablespecimen,thechildrensaid,allhumpsandhollows.Hecouldn’tplaycricket;hepoked;heshuffled.Hewasasarcasticbrute,Andrewsaid.Theyknewwhathelikedbesttobeforeverwalkingupanddown,upanddown,withMr.Ramsay,andsayingwhohadwonthis,whohadwonthat,whowasa"firstrateman"atLatinverses,whowas"brilliantbutIthinkfundamentallyunsound,"whowasundoubtedlythe"ablestfellowinBalliol,"whohadburiedhislighttemporarilyatBristolorBedford,butwasboundtobeheardoflaterwhenhisProlegomena,ofwhichMr.TansleyhadthefirstpagesinproofwithhimifMr.Ramsaywouldliketoseethem,tosomebranchofmathematicsorphilosophysawthelightofday.Thatwaswhattheytalkedabout.

           Shecouldnothelplaughingherselfsometimes.Shesaid,theotherday,somethingabout"wavesmountainshigh."Yes,saidCharlesTansley,itwasalittlerough."Aren’tyoudrenchedtotheskin?"shehadsaid."Damp,notwetthrough,"saidMr.Tansley,pinchinghissleeve,feelinghissocks.

           Butitwasnotthattheyminded,thechildrensaid.Itwasnothisface;itwasnothismanners.Itwashimhispointofview.Whentheytalkedaboutsomethinginteresting,people,music,history,anything,evensaiditwasafineeveningsowhynotsitoutofdoors,thenwhattheycomplainedofaboutCharlesTansleywasthatuntilhehadturnedthewholethingroundandmadeitsomehowreflecthimselfanddisparagethemhewasnotsatisfied.

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