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Chapter 5

           Coleridge’s"AncientMariner."

           

           Continuingthus,Icameatlengthoppositetotheinnatwhichthevariousdiligencesandcarriagesusuallystopped.HereIpaused,Iknewnotwhy;butIremainedsomeminuteswithmyeyesfixedonacoachthatwascomingtowardsmefromtheotherendofthestreet.AsitdrewnearerIobservedthatitwastheSwissdiligence;itstoppedjustwhereIwasstanding,andonthedoorbeingopened,IperceivedHenryClerval,who,onseeingme,instantlysprungout."MydearFrankenstein,"exclaimedhe,"howgladIamtoseeyou!Howfortunatethatyoushouldbehereattheverymomentofmyalighting!"

           NothingcouldequalmydelightonseeingClerval;hispresencebroughtbacktomythoughtsmyfather,Elizabeth,andallthosescenesofhomesodeartomyrecollection.Igraspedhishand,andinamomentforgotmyhorrorandmisfortune;Ifeltsuddenly,andforthefirsttimeduringmanymonths,calmandserenejoy.Iwelcomedmyfriend,therefore,inthemostcordialmanner,andwewalkedtowardsmycollege.ClervalcontinuedtalkingforsometimeaboutourmutualfriendsandhisowngoodfortuneinbeingpermittedtocometoIngolstadt."Youmayeasilybelieve,"saidhe,"howgreatwasthedifficultytopersuademyfatherthatallnecessaryknowledgewasnotcomprisedinthenobleartofbookkeeping;and,indeed,IbelieveIlefthimincreduloustothelast,forhisconstantanswertomyunweariedentreatieswasthesameasthatoftheDutchschoolmasterinTheVicarofWakefield:‘IhavetenthousandflorinsayearwithoutGreek,IeatheartilywithoutGreek.Buthisaffectionformeatlengthovercamehisdislikeoflearning,andhehaspermittedmetoundertakeavoyageofdiscoverytothelandofknowledge."

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