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The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
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George Gissing
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XIII.
There
must
be
several
men
of
spirit
and
experiences
akin
to
mine
who
remember
that
little
book-shop
opposite
Portland
Road
Station.
It
had
a
peculiar
character;
the
books
were
of
a
solid
kind--chiefly
theology
and
classics--and
for
the
most
part
those
old
editions
which
are
called
worthless,
which
have
no
bibliopolic
value,
and
have
been
supplanted
for
practical
use
by
modern
issues.
The
bookseller
was
very
much
a
gentleman,
and
this
singular
fact,
together
with
the
extremely
low
prices
at
which
his
volumes
were
marked,
sometimes
inclined
me
to
think
that
he
kept
the
shop
for
mere
love
of
letters.
Things
in
my
eyes
inestimable
I
have
purchased
there
for
a
few
pence,
and
I
don't
think
I
ever
gave
more
than
a
shilling
for
any
volume.
As
I
once
had
the
opportunity
of
perceiving,
a
young
man
fresh
from
class-rooms
could
only
look
with
wondering
contempt
on
the
antiquated
stuff
which
it
rejoiced
me
to
gather
from
that
kindly
stall,
or
from
the
richer
shelves
within.
My
Cicero's
Letters
for
instance:
podgy
volumes
in
parchment,
with
all
the
notes
of
Graevius,
Gronovius,
and
I
know
not
how
many
other
old
scholars.
Pooh!
Hopelessly
out
of
date.
But
I
could
never
feel
that.
I
have
a
deep
affection
for
Graevius
and
Gronovius
and
the
rest,
and
if
I
knew
as
much
as
they
did,
I
should
be
well
satisfied
to
rest
under
the
young
man's
disdain.
The
zeal
of
learning
is
never
out
of
date;
the
example--were
there
no
more--burns
before
one
as
a
sacred
fire,
for
ever
unquenchable.
In
what
modern
editor
shall
I
find
such
love
and
enthusiasm
as
glows
in
the
annotations
of
old
scholars?
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