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"You wouldn't think he was a University man," said the cove. "No, indeed! Is he?" "Yes. I thought you knew!" Steelman knitted his brows. He seemed slightly disturbed for the moment. He walked on a few paces in silence and thought hard. "What might have been his special line?" he asked the cove. "Why, something the same as yours. I thought you knew.
He did indeed come to the Sunday's dinner according to the regular custom, but the moment it was permissible to leave the board he was away with Tibble Steelman to meet friends of Lucas, and pursue studies, as if, Stephen thought, he had not enough of books as it was. When Dean Colet preached or catechised in St.
Twenty minutes later he went to Gentleman Sharper's room with ten pounds in very dirty Bank of New Zealand notes such as those with which bush contractors pay their men. Two mornings later the sharper suggested a stroll. Steelman went with him, with a face carefully made up to hear the worst.
"Commercial traveller, I suppose?" asked the boss, glancing at Smith, who stood a little to the rear of Steelman, seeming interested in the work. "Oh no," said Steelman, smiling "I am well I'm a geologist; this is my man here," indicating Smith. The boss said, "Oh," and then presently he added "indeed," in an undecided tone.
"Ah!" said Steelman, "lumbago, I suppose? My father suffered cruel from it for years." "Naw," said the old man, moving closer to the fence. "It ain't in me back; the trouble's with me leg." "Oh!" said Steelman. "One a bit shorter than the other?" "Well, yes. It seems to be wearin' a bit shorter. I must see to it." "Hip disease, perhaps?" said Steelman. "A brother o' mine had "
He was a great loss at that especial time, as a restraining power, trusted by the innovators, and a personal friend both of King and Cardinal, and his preaching and catechising were sorely missed at Saint Paul's. Tibble Steelman, though thinking he did not go far enough, deplored him deeply; but Tibble himself was laid by for many days.
Then the owners of stools sat down on them, some leant on adjacent pillars, others curled themselves on the floor, but most remained on their feet as unwilling to miss a word, and of these were Tibble Steelman and his companion. Omnis qui facit peccattum, servus est peccati, followed by the rendering in English, "Whosoever doeth sin is sin's bond thrall."
Smallbones and Steelman had both gone in different directions to search for the two apprentices, and Dennet, who had flown down unheeded and unchecked at the first hope of news, pulled Ambrose by the sleeve, and exclaimed, "Oh! Ambrose, Ambrose! they can never hurt them! They can never do any harm to our lads, can they?"
He beckoned to Tibble Steelman, who had all this time been talking to Lucas Hansen, and now came up prepared with his testimony that this Michael was a good man and true, a godly one to boot, who had been wealthy in his own land and was a rare artificer in his own craft.
Steelman and Smith sat on deck-chairs behind a half-screen of ferns on the other end of the balcony, smoked their after-dinner smoke, and talked in subdued tones as befitted the time and the scene great, softened, misty hills in a semicircle, and the water and harbour lights in moonlight.
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