Even among the crowd of average readers we know how commonly a book will be run through without a glance at its title-page.
Gilbert continued: 'I always come away from the Abbey with fresh courage.

If I'm tired and out of spirits, I go there, and it makes me feel as if I daren't waste a minute of the time when I'm free to try and learn something.' It was a strange impulse that made him speak in this way to an untaught child.

With those who were far more likely to understand him he was the most reticent of men.
'But you know a great deal, Mr.Grail,' Thyrza said with surprise, looking again at the bookshelves.
'You mustn't think that.

I had very little teaching when I was a lad, and ever since I've had very little either of time or means to teach myself.

If I only knew those few books well, it would be something, but there are some of them I've never got to yet.' 'Those _few_ books!' Thyrza exclaimed.