Though but twenty-eight years of age, he was literally a learned physician; deep in hospital practice; deep in books; especially deep in German science, too often neglected or skimmed by English physicians.

He had delivered a course of lectures at a learned university with general applause.
As my reader has divined, Rosa was preparing the comedy of a cool reception; but looking up, she saw his pale cheek tinted with a lover's beautiful joy at the bare sight of her, and his soft eye so divine with love, that she had not the heart to chill him.

She gave him her hand kindly, and smiled brightly on him instead of remonstrating.

She lost nothing by it, for the very first thing he did was to excuse himself eagerly.

"I am behind time: the fact is, just as I was mounting my horse, a poor man came to the gate to consult me.