He was an ingenious youngster; wrote wonderful copies, and carved the two initials given above with great skill on all available surfaces.

I thought, by the way, they were all gone; but the other day I found them on a certain door which I will show you some time.

How it surprised me to find them so near the ground! I had thought the boy of no trivial dimensions.

Well, O.
T., when he went, made a solemn promise to two of us.

I was to have a ship, and the other a marTIN-house (last syllable pronounced as in the word TIN).