He had nothing to do, and he liked the library.

He often came there and sat and read things.

There were some queer old books and a lot of stupid ones.
The book he was reading now?
Oh, that (with a slight reddening of his skin and a little awkwardness at the admission) was one of those he liked best.

It was one of the queer ones, but interesting for all that.
It was about their own people--the generations of Mount Dunstans who had lived in the centuries past.

He supposed he liked it because there were a lot of odd stories and exciting things in it.