The mysteries of division he never surmounted.
This was the extent of his education.

He left school, and in the laborious life upon which he entered, never after improved any opportunity for mental culture.

The disappointment which David had encountered in his love affair, only made him more eager to seek a new object upon which he might fix his affections.

Not far from Mr.
Kennedy's there was the cabin of a settler, where there were two or three girls.

David had occasionally met them.