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The Musgrave Ritual
Youcanhardlyrealize,then,howdifficultIfounditatfirst,andhowlongIhadtowaitbeforeIsucceededinmakinganyheadway.
"WhenIfirstcameuptoLondonIhadroomsinMontagueStreet,justroundthecornerfromtheBritishMuseum,andthereIwaited,fillinginmytooabundantleisuretimebystudyingallthosebranchesofsciencewhichmightmakememoreefficient.Nowandagaincasescameinmyway,principallythroughtheintroductionofoldfellow-students,forduringmylastyearsattheuniversitytherewasagooddealoftalkthereaboutmyselfandmymethods.ThethirdofthesecaseswasthatoftheMusgraveRitual,anditistotheinterestwhichwasarousedbythatsingularchainofevents,andthelargeissueswhichprovedtobeatstake,thatItracemyfirststridetowardsthepositionwhichInowhold.
"ReginaldMusgravehadbeeninthesamecollegeasmyself,andIhadsomeslightacquaintancewithhim.Hewasnotgenerallypopularamongtheundergraduates,thoughitalwaysseemedtomethatwhatwassetdownaspridewasreallyanattempttocoverextremenaturaldiffidence.Inappearancehewasamanofanexceedinglyaristocratictype,thin,high-nosed,andlarge-eyed,withlanguidandyetcourtlymanners.
