第37章掘墓盗尸人（5）
"Godprotectus，Mr。Fettes!"saidthelandlfirstintopossessionofhisaryse;Whatintheuhis?Thesearestrahingsyouhavebeensaying。"
&urowardus;helookeduseasui;Seeifyouhues，"saidhe。"ThatmanMaeisocross;thosethathavedonesoalreadyhaverepeoolate。"
Ahoutsomuishinghisthirdglass，farlesswaitiwo，hebadeusgood-byeah，uhelampofthehotel，intotheblaight。
&uroourplatheparlour，withthebigredfireandfourdles;aulatedassed，thefirstchillofoursurprisesoooaglowofcuriosity。Wesatlate;itwasthelatestsessionIhaveknowninthee。Ea，beforeweparted，hadhistheorythathewasboundtoprove;andnoneofushadanynearerbusihisworldthantotrackoutthepastofournedpanion，andsurprisethesecretthathesharedwiththegreatLondondoctor。Itis，butIbelieveIwasabetterhandatwoutastorythaherofmyfellowsattheGee;ahereisnownoothermanalivewhoarratetoyouthefollowingfoulandus。
Inhisyouudiedmeditheschoolsh。Hehadtalentofakihatpicksupswiftlywhatithearsaailsitforitsowleathome;buthewascivil，atteelligentinthepresenasters。Theysooasaladwholisteneddrememberedwell;nay，straseemedtomewhenIfirstheardit，hewasinthosedayswellfavoured，andpleasedbyhisexterior。Thereeriod，aextramuralteay，whomIshallheredesigheletterK。Hisnamewassubsequentlytoowell-known。ThemaskulkedthroughthestreetshihemobthatapplaudedattheexeofBurkecalledloudlyforthebloodofhisemployer。ButMr。Kofhisvogue;heenjoyedapopularityduepartlytohisowalytotheincapacityofhisrival，theuyprofessor。Thestude，sworebyhistesbelievedhimself，andwasbelievedbyothers，tohavelaidthefoundationsofsuhehadacquiredthefavourofthismeteorir。KwasaBONVIVANTaslishedteacher;helikedaslyillusiohanacarefulpreparation。InbothcapacitiesFettesenjoyedaidbythesedyearofhisattehehalf-regularpositionofseonstratororsub-assistantinhisclass。
Inthiscapacitythechargeofthetheatreaure-roomdevolvedinpartihisshoulders。Hehadtoaheessofthepremisesaoftheotherstudents，anditartofhisdutytosupply，reddividethevarioussubjects。Itwaswithaviewtothislast—atthattimeverydelicate—affairthathewaslodgedbyMr。Kinthesamewynd，andatlastinthesamebuilding，withthedisses。Here，afteranightofturbulentpleasures，hishandstillt，hissightstillmistyandfused，hewouldbecalledoutofbedintheblackhoursbeforethewinterdawnbytheunddesperateinterloperswhosuppliedthetable。Hewouldopeothesemen，sinfamhouttheland。Hewouldhelpthemwiththeirtragi，paythemtheirsordidpridremaiheyweregoheunfriendlyrelianity。Fromsuehewouldreturntosnatotherhourortwoofslumber，torepairtheabusesofthenight，andrefreshhimselfforthelaboursoftheday。
Fewladscouldhavebeenmoreiheimpressionsofalifethuspassedamongtheensignsofmortality。Hismindwasclosedagainstallgeneralsiderations。Heableofihefateaher，theslaveofhisowndesiresandlowambitions。Cold，light，andselfishiresort，hehadthatmodicumofprudence，miscalledmorality，whichkeepsamanfromidrunkennessorpu。Hecoveted，besides，ameasureofsiderationfromhismastersandhisfellow-pupils，andhehadofailspitheexternalpartsoflife。Thushemadeithispleasuretogaiioninhisstudies，anddayafterdayrenderedunimpeachableeye-serviployer，Mr。K。Forhisdayofworkheindemnifiedhimselfbynights，blackguardlye;abalaruck，theanthathecalledhiscedeclareditselft。