15/32 I shall rise to the occasion, see if I don't. I'll rival Fadge himself in maliciousness--though I must confess I discovered no particular malice in the fellow's way of talking. The article shall make a sensation. I'll spend a whole month on it, and make it a perfect piece of satire.' 'Now that's the kind of thing that inspires me with awe and envy,' said Reardon. 'I could no more write such a paper than an article on Fluxions.' ''Tis my vocation, Hal! You might think I hadn't experience enough, to begin with. |