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Against the wall opposite him are two busts on pillars: one, to his left, of John Bright; the other, to his right, of Mr Herbert Spencer. Between them hang an engraved portrait of Richard Cobden; enlarged photographs of Martineau, Huxley, and George Eliot; autotypes of allegories by Mr G. Watts for Roebuck believed in the fine arts with all the earnestness of a man who does not understand them , and an impression of Dupont's engraving of Delaroche's Beaux Artes hemicycle, representing the great men of all ages.
On the wall behind him, above the mantelshelf, is a family portrait of impenetrable obscurity. A chair stands near the writing table for the convenience of business visitors. Two other chairs are against the wall between the busts. A parlormaid enters with a visitor's card.
Roebuck takes it, and nods, pleased. Evidently a welcome caller. Mr Robinson is really an uncommonly nice looking young fellow. He must, one thinks, be the jeune premier; for it is not in reason to suppose that a second such attractive male figure should appear in one story. The slim shapely frame, the elegant suit of new mourning, the small head and regular features, the pretty little moustache, the frank clear eyes, the wholesome bloom and the youthful complexion, the well brushed glossy hair, not curly, but of fine texture and good dark color, the arch of good nature in the eyebrows, the erect forehead and neatly pointed chin, all announce the man who will love and suffer later on.
And that he will not do so without sympathy is guaranteed by an engaging sincerity and eager modest serviceableness which stamp him as a man of amiable nature. The moment he appears, Ramsden's face expands into fatherly liking and welcome, an expression which drops into one of decorous grief as the young man approaches him with sorrow in his face as well as in his black clothes. Ramsden seems to know the nature of the bereavement. As the visitor advances silently to the writing table, the old man rises and shakes his hand across it without a word: a long, affectionate shake which tells the story of a recent sorrow common to both.
We must all face it someday. Sit down. Yes: we must face it, Mr Ramsden. But I owed him a great deal. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Interviews with Isaiah Berlin and others Includes bibliographical references pages and index Fifteen dialogues drawn from the highly acclaimed BBC series review the tenets and theories of moral philosophy, political philosophy, the philosophy of language and the philosophy of science. There are no reviews yet.
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