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"Yes, we shall miss him, here, very much," replied Miss Wyllys; "Harry has been with us more than ever, this summer. But, his brother is not in a state to travel alone, nor fit to take care of his wife and children, who go with him; and, although the plan is a sudden one, and interferes with Harry's law-studies, yet his friends all think a visit to Europe may be a great advantage to him."
Thompson was pushed by the devil of his rancour to continue reading: "This Case is too well known to require more than a partial summary of particulars"... "Ahem! we will skip the particulars, however partial," said Mr. Thompson. "Ah! what do you mean here, sir, but enough! I think we may be excused your Legal Considerations on such a Case. This is how you employ your law-studies, sir!
And so, in the country retreat at Horton, as age was beginning to come upon the good father, and he was releasing himself from the cares of business, how pleasant it had been for him, and for the placid and invalid mother, to have their elder son wholly to themselves, their one daughter continuing meanwhile in London after her first husband's decease, and then younger son also mainly residing there for his law-studies.
Thompson was pushed by the devil of his rancour to continue reading: "This Case is too well known to require more than a partial summary of particulars"... "Ahem! we will skip the particulars, however partial," said Mr. Thompson. "Ah! what do you mean here, sir, but enough! I think we may be excused your Legal Considerations on such a Case. This is how you employ your law-studies, sir!
"Come to count 'em over, Miry had the best fortin of the whole, as 'twas right and proper she should. Miry she was a sensible gal, and she invested her money well; and so, when Bill Elderkin got through his law-studies, he found a wife that could make a nice beginnin' with him. And that's the way, you see, they came to be doin' as well as they be.
Wiley overtook Harry sauntering in the Forest, and asked him how he did, adding that he regretted to hear from his mother that there was a doubt of his being able to continue his law-studies in London, and reminding him of his own unheeded warnings against his ambition to rise in the world. "Oh, I shall pull through, I trust," replied the young man, betraying no disquiet.
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