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Wysłany: Pią 10:54, 25 Lut 2011 Temat postu: Oliver Haddo.'
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Oliver Haddo.'
'Art-student?'inquiredArthurwiththescornfultoneheusedwhen
referring to those whose walk in life was not so practical as his own.
'Notexactly.Imethimalittlewhileagobychance.WhenIwasgetting
togetherth [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]terialformylittlebookontheoldalchemistsIreada
greatdealatthelibraryoftheArsenalwhichyoumayhaveheardis
singularly rich in all works dealing with the occult sciences.'
Burden'sfaceassumedanexpressionofamuseddisdain.Hecouldnot
understandwhyDrPorho?toccupiedhisleisurewithstudiessoprofit-
less.Hehadreadhisbookrecentlypublishedonthemorefamousof
thealchemists;andthoughforcedtoadmiretheprofoundknowledge
uponwhichitwasbasedhecouldnotforgivethewasteoftimewhich
hisfriendmighthaveexpendedmoreusefullyontopicsofpressing
moment.
'Notmanypeoplestudyinthatlibrary'pursuedthedoctor'andI
soonknewbysightthosewhowerefrequentlythere.Isawthisgentle-
maneveryday.HewasimmersedinstrangeoldbookswhenIarrived
earlyinthemorningandhewasreadingthemstillwhenIleftex-
hausted.SometimesithappenedthathehadthevolumesIaskedfor
andIdiscoveredthathewasstudyingthesamesubjectsasmyself.His
appearancewasextraordinarybutscarcelysympathetic;sothoughI
fanciedthathegavemeopportunitiestoaddresshimIdidnotavailmy-
yilai:
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