6/12 I hope you'll have proper veneration for me. Would you believe it, Harry,--at home I am regarded as a rattle-brained chap, instead of the dignified Professor that you know me to be. Isn't it a shame ?" "Great men are seldom appreciated at home, Oscar." "I know that. I shall have to get a certificate from you, certifying to my being a steady and erudite young man." "I'll give it with the greatest pleasure." "Holloa, there's a knock. Come in!" shouted Oscar. |