It is sham life which you wish me to study.

To oblige you I am willing to commence it.

I dare say it is very pleasant.
Real life is not; on the contrary--dull," and Kenelm yawned again.
"Have you no young friends among your fellow-collegians ?" "Friends! certainly not, sir.

But I believe I have some enemies, who answer the same purpose as friends, only they don't hurt one so much." "Do you mean to say that you lived alone at Cambridge ?" "No, I lived a good deal with Aristophanes, and a little with Conic Sections and Hydrostatics." "Books.

Dry company." "More innocent, at least, than moist company.