Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . EDMUND BURKE 143. ALrLr, handsome, with hair blackas the ravens wing, and eyesthat looked away off into space,dreamy and unconcerned, wasEdmund Burke at father was a business lawyer,with a sharp nose for technicali-ties, quirks and quillets, but theson studied law as a literary curi-osity. Occasionally there were quick chidings, an-swered with irony needlessly calm: then the goodw^ife and mother would intervene w^ith her tears, andthe result was that Burke the elder would withdrawto the open air to cool his coppers. Be it known thatn
Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . EDMUND BURKE 143. ALrLr, handsome, with hair blackas the ravens wing, and eyesthat looked away off into space,dreamy and unconcerned, wasEdmund Burke at father was a business lawyer,with a sharp nose for technicali-ties, quirks and quillets, but theson studied law as a literary curi-osity. Occasionally there were quick chidings, an-swered with irony needlessly calm: then the goodw^ife and mother would intervene w^ith her tears, andthe result was that Burke the elder would withdrawto the open air to cool his coppers. Be it known thatno man can stand out against his wife and son whenthey in love combine. Finally it was proposed that Edmund go to Londonand take a course of Law at the Middle Temple. Theplan was accepted wth ill-concealed alacrity. Fatherand son parted with relief, but the good-bye betweenmother and son tore the hearts of both—they wereparting forever, and Something told them evidently was the intention of Burke the elder,who was a clear-headed practical person, competent
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