"Godprotectus, !" saidthelandlord, comingfirstintopossessionofhiscustomarysenses."Whatintheuniverseisallthis?Thesearestrangethingsyouhavebeensaying."
Fettesturnedtowardus;helookeduseachinsuccessionintheface."Seeifyoucanholdyourtongues," saidhe."ThatmanMacfarlaneisnotsafetocross;thosethathavedonesoalreadyhaverepentedittoolate."
Andthen, withoutsomuchasfinishinghisthirdglass, farlesswaitingfortheothertwo, hebadeusgood-byeandwentforth, underthelampofthehotel, intotheblacknight.
Wethreeturnedtoourplacesintheparlour, withthebigredfireandfourclearcandles;andaswerecapitulatedwhathadpassed, ;, beforeweparted, hadhistheorythathewasboundtoprove;andnoneofushadanynearerbusinessinthisworldthantotrackoutthepastofourcondemnedcompanion, , butIbelieveIwasabetterhandatwormingoutastorythaneitherofmyfellowsattheGeorge;andperhapsthereisnownoothermanalivewhocouldnarratetoyouthefollowingfoulandunnaturalevents.
, ;buthewascivil, attentive, ;nay, strangeasitseemedtomewhenIfirstheardit, hewasinthosedayswellfavoured, , atthatperiod, acertainextramuralteacherofanatomy, , ;heenjoyedapopularityduepartlytohisowntalentandaddress, partlytotheincapacityofhisrival, , atleast, sworebyhisname, andFettesbelievedhimself, andwasbelievedbyothers, ;, andbythesecondyearofhisattendanceheheldthehalf-regularpositionofseconddemonstratororsub-assistantinhisclass.
, anditwasapartofhisdutytosupply, receive, —atthattimeverydelicate—, andatlastinthesamebuilding, , afteranightofturbulentpleasures, hishandstilltottering, hissightstillmistyandconfused, , , paythemtheirsordidprice, andremainalone, whentheyweregone, , torepairtheabusesofthenight, andrefreshhimselfforthelaboursoftheday.
, , light, andselfishinthelastresort, hehadthatmodicumofprudence, miscalledmorality, , besides, ameasureofconsiderationfromhismastersandhisfellow-pupils, , anddayafterdayrenderedunimpeachableeye-servicetohisemployer, , blackguardlyenjoyment;andwhenthatbalancehadbeenstruck, theorganthathecalledhisconsciencedeclareditselfcontent.
