Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 30 CHAPTER III. " I know that this was Life,—the track Whereon with equal feet we fared ; And then, as now, the day prepared The daily burden for the back." —TKNXY80N. 1851. The old college in which my husband taught Professor Ramsay's classes this winter of 1851 was perilously near Golfhill,—I use the word in reference to the warning note in a letter he received from Mr Jowett, which I shall shortly quote. We met nearly every day, and though it is possible a philosopher might think the time might have been better spent, yet, "Ah, its hopes, its joys were golden too !" and have shed a radiance over all the past which will only die with myself. The letter of Mr Jowett to which I have alluded was written early in 1852, in answer to one Willie had written to him announcing his engagement. "Well, old fellow, though later than it should have been, I rejoice very heartily in your good news. LETTER FROM MR JOWETT. 31 It was very kind of you to write and tell me. I hear a very high character of the lady from impartial persons. ' High character '! What a way of talking! I don't mean that there are not excellences to which no poetry or thought or language can do justice as well. " Walrond and I and all your great friends agree in thinking you happy, not only in the potential, but also in the most real sense. Shall I give you advice once more? For the future it shall flash from Miss Dennistoun's eyes. I want you to get some good place, and get married as soon as possible. So far you agree. But you won't get a good place unless you throw your whole mind into your professorship. Do you agree to this? But you can't throw your whole mind into anything if you stay half the day talking with Miss Dennistoun! Get out of that chain of reasons if you can, and don't be a'del...