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It，withtheprecedingsceneandwithothersunnarratedbutexistentbyimplication，towhichaddessaysonvarioussubjectsormoralapothegms(e。g。MyFavouriteHeroorProcrastinationistheThiefofTime)

composedduringschoolyears，seemedtohimtocontaininitselfandinconjunctionwiththepersonalequationcertainpossibilitiesoffinancial，social，personalandsexualsuccess，whetherspeciallycollectedandselectedasmodelpedagogicthemes(ofcentpercentmerit)fortheuseofpreparatoryandjuniorgradestudentsorcontributedinprintedform，followingtheprecedentofPhilipBeaufoyorDoctorDickorHeblon’sStudiesinBlue，toapublicationofcertifiedcirculationandsolvencyoremployedverballyasintellectualstimulationforsympatheticauditors，tacitlyappreciativeofsuccessfulnarrativeandconfidentlyaugurativeofsuccessfulachievement，duringtheincreasinglylongernightsgraduallyfollowingthesummersolsticeonthedaybutthreefollowing，videlict，Tuesday，21June(S。AloysiusGonzaga)，sunrise3。33a。m。，sunset8。29p。m。

Whichdomesticproblemasmuchas，ifnotmorethan，anyotherfrequentlyengagedhismind？

Whattodowithourwives。

Whathadbeenhishypotheticalsingularsolutions？

Parlourgames(dominos，halma，tiddledywinks，spillikins，cupandball，nap，spoilfive，bezique，twentyfive，beggarmyneighbour，draughts，chessorbackgammon)：embroidery，darningorknittingforthepoliceaidedclothingsociety：musicalduets，mandolineandguitar，pianoandflute，guitarandpiano：legalscriveneryorenvelopeaddressing：biweeklyvisitstovarietyentertainments：commercialactivityaspleasantlycommandingandpleasinglyobeyedmistressproprietressinacooldairyshoporwarmcigardivan：

theclandestinesatisfactionoferoticirritationinmasculinebrothels，stateinspectedandmedicallycontrolled：socialvisits，atregularinfrequentpreventedintervalsandwithregularfrequentpreventivesuperintendence，toandfromfemaleacquaintancesofrecognisedrespectabilityinthevicinity：

coursesofeveninginstructionspeciallydesignedtorenderliberalinstructionagreeable。

Whatinstancesofdeficientmentaldevelopmentinhiswifeinclinedhiminfavourofthelastmentioned(ninth)solution？

IndisoccupiedmomentsshehadmorethanoncecoveredasheetofpaperwithsignsandhieroglyphicswhichshestatedwereGreekandIrishandHebrewcharacters。ShehadinterrogatedconstantlyatvaryingintervalsastothecorrectmethodofwritingthecapitalinitialofthenameofacityinCanada，Quebec。Sheunderstoodlittleofpoliticalcomplications，internal，orbalanceofpower，external。Incalculatingtheaddendaofbillsshefrequentlyhadrecoursetodigitalaid。Aftercompletionoflaconicepistolarycompositionssheabandonedtheimplementofcalligraphyintheencausticpigmentexposedtothecorrosiveactionofcopperas，greenvitriolandnutgall。Unusualpolysyllablesofforeignoriginsheinterpretedphoneticallyorbyfalseanalogyorbyboth：metempsychosis(methimpikehoses)，alias(amendaciouspersonmentionedinsacredScripture)。

Whatcompensatedinthefalsebalanceofherintelligencefortheseandsuchdeficienciesofjudgmentregardingpersons，placesandthings？

Thefalseapparentparallelismofallperpendiculararmsofallbalances，provedtruebyconstruction。Thecounterbalanceofherproficiencyofjudgmentregardingoneperson，provedtruebyexperiment。

Howhadheattemptedtoremedythisstateofcomparativeignorance？

Variously。Byleavinginaconspicuousplaceacertainbookopenatacertainpage：byassuminginher，whenalludingexplanatorily，latentknowledge：byopenridiculeinherpresenceofsomeabsentother’signorantlapse。

Withwhatsuccesshadheattempteddirectinstruction？

Shefollowednotall，apartofthewhole，gaveattentionwithinterest，comprehendedwithsurprise，withcarerepeated，withgreaterdifficultyremembered，forgotwithease，withmis