Identifier: internationallib15garn (find matches)
Title: The International library of famous literature, selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern with biographical and explanatory notes and critical essays by many eminent writers
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906 Vallée, Léon, 1850-1919 Brandl, Alois, 1855-1940 Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908
Subjects: Literature
Publisher: London : The Standard
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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lainly a man of cultivated mind, he took littlenotice. He cast an eye of equal indifference on naturesCyclopean masonry at the Palisades and on the elegant erec-tions of art on the opposite side of the river. Even the nobleentrance into the Highlands scarcely fixed his attention. With all the appearance of a perfect gentleman, there wasnevertheless conspicuous about this personage a punctuality inobeying the bell which summoned to the meals, and a satisfac-tion evinced while at them, which evidently proceeded fromsome particular association of ideas, to which the spectatorwanted the key. It was not ravening appetite ; it was not forwant of being accustomed at home to what are commonly, andwe think correctly, called good things : his whole appear-ance negatived such an idea. But he repaired to the table witha cheerful and active step, as if he were sure he could findtilings as they ought to be ; and he partook of its provisionsas if he had found them so. He did not praise the abundance
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EDWARD EVERETT THAT GENTLEMAN. 7227 and good quality of what he saw and enjoyed, but maintainedthe same rather mysterious silence here as elsewhere on board.But the expression of calm inward satisfaction which reignedin his face spoke volumes. In like manner, with respect toevery part of the domestic economy of the boat, — the commo-dious berths, the conveniences of the washing apparatus and ofthe barbers shop, the boot-brushing quarters, — in short, allthe nameless accommodations and necessaries which will sug-gest themselves without being specified, — in regard to themall you might read in the strangers looks and mien that he wasperfectly satisfied; and, for some reason which did not sug-gest itself for want of knowledge of his history, he evidentlyenjoyed this satisfaction with a peculiar relish. In fact, theonly words that had been heard to escape from that gentle-man (for so the captain had called him, in pointing him outto the steward ; and so the barber had called him, in

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