Now all he asks is peace and quiet and the opportunity of studying law in London so that he may become some day a barrister.

Rossiter says--after more talk, "Pity you're going in for the Bar--we've too many lawyers already.

You should take up Science"-- and as far as the Severn Tunnel discourses illuminatingly on biology, mineralogy, astronomy, chemistry as David-Vivien had never heard them treated previously.

In the Severn Tunnel the noise of the train silences both professor and listener, who willingly takes up the position of pupil.

Between Newport and Neath, David thinks he has never met any one so interesting.