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The Professor and His Family

           Butonhisrapidwayhehadfoundtimetoflinghishazelstickintoacorner, hisroughbroadbrimuponthetable,andthesefewemphaticwordsathisnephew: 

           "Axel,followme!" 

           IhadscarcelyhadtimetomovewhentheProfessorwasagainshoutingafterme: 

           "What!notcomeyet?" 

           AndIrushedintomyredoubtablemaster’sstudy. 

           OttoLiedenbrockhadnomischiefinhim,Iwillinglyallowthat; butunlessheveryconsiderablychangesashegrowsolder, attheendhewillbeamostoriginalcharacter. 

           HewasprofessorattheJohannæum,andwasdeliveringaseriesoflecturesonmineralogy, inthecourseofeveryoneofwhichhebrokeintoapassiononceortwiceatleast. Notatallthathewasover-anxiousabouttheimprovementofhisclass, oraboutthedegreeofattentionwithwhichtheylistenedtohim,orthesuccesswhichmighteventuallycrownhislabours. Suchlittlemattersofdetailnevertroubledhimmuch. HisteachingwasastheGermanphilosophycallsit,‘subjective’; itwastobenefithimself,notothers. Hewasalearnedegotist. Hewasawellofscience,andthepulleysworkeduneasilywhenyouwantedtodrawanythingoutofit. Inaword,hewasalearnedmiser. 

           Germanyhasnotafewprofessorsofthissort. 

           Tohismisfortune,myunclewasnotgiftedwithasufficientlyrapidutterance; not,tobesure,whenhewastalkingathome,butcertainlyinhispublicdelivery; thisisawantmuchtobedeploredinaspeaker. 

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