He had read a great deal, chiefly delighting in books which were unusual; and he poured forth his stores
of abstruse knowledge with child-like enjoyment of the amazement of his hearers. Three or four years
before abject poverty had driven him to take the job of press-representative to a large firm of drapers; and
though he felt the work unworthy his abilities, which he rated highly, the firmness of his wife and the
needs of his family had made him stick to it.
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By PanEris
using Melati.
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