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Chapter 2
Weretheremarksofhospitalitywhichhecontemplatedbutsuppressed,reservingthemforanotherandforhimselfonfutureoccasionstocompletetheactbegun?
Thereparationofafissureofthelengthof11/2inchesintherightsideofhisguest’sjacket.Agifttohisguestofoneofthefourlady’shandkerchiefs,ifandwhenascertainedtobeinapresentablecondition.
Whodrankmorequickly?
Bloom,havingtheadvantageoftensecondsattheinitiationandtaking,fromtheconcavesurfaceofaspoonalongthehandleofwhichasteadyflowofheatwasconducted,threesipstohisopponent’sone,sixtotwo,ninetothree.
Whatcerebrationaccompaniedhisfrequentativeact?
ConcludingbyinspectionbuterroneouslythathissilentcompanionwasengagedinmentalcompositionhereflectedonthepleasuresderivedfromliteratureofinstructionratherthanofamusementashehimselfhadappliedtotheworksofWilliamShakespearemorethanonceforthesolutionofdifficultproblemsinimaginaryorreallife.
Hadhefoundtheirsolution?
Inspiteofcarefulandrepeatedreadingofcertainclassicalpassages,aidedbyaglossary,hehadderivedimperfectconvictionfromthetext,theanswersnotbearinginallpoints.
Whatlinesconcludedhisfirstpieceoforiginalversewrittenbyhim,potentialpoet,attheageof11in1877ontheoccasionoftheofferingofthreeprizesof10/-,5/-and2/6respectivelyforcompetitionbytheShamrock,aweeklynewspaper?
Anambitiontosquint
Atmyversesinprint
Makesmehopethatfortheseyou’llfindroom.
