7/17 The world did notice that as time flowed by, my style became traceable in the dictation-exercises of Miss Brobity's pupils. Young man, a whisper even sprang up in obscure malignity, that one ignorant and besotted Churl (a parent) so committed himself as to object to it by name. For is it likely that any human creature in his right senses would so lay himself open to be pointed at, by what I call the finger of scorn ?' Mr.Jasper shakes his head. |