CHAPTER X.
WAITING.
"My friend," said an old and experienced philosopher to a young man, who with all the fire and impatience of his years wished to conquer the world quickly, "youth has many things to learn, but one of the most important is never to let another man beat you at waiting." Peter went back to his desk, and waited.

He gave up looking at the wall of his office, and took to somebody "On Torts" again.

When that was finished he went through the other law books of his collection.

Those done, he began to buy others, and studied them with great thoroughness and persistence.

In one of his many walks, he stumbled upon the Apprentices' Library.