Show W W kl CONDENSED CLASSICS VIVIAN GREY x by BENJAMIN condensation by 5 alice 0 G grizler ack K V benjamin dim dl lord ilea bea the eld est ent won en of f inane DIX u rue I 1 1 visa bora bom la in 1 a adon la in 1804 although all the children wire were born luto into the jen lah ink the he father with all bla hi household bouie hold withdrew from the faith when the son OB va as tint but 13 12 years yeara old none of the family was trail okla akin to for kenlan and character except the eldest child to whom he was indebted fur for a wise un bentic r wen tic and devotion when la in hui bin earlier daya day he needed st mott most at 15 disraeli was wa sent eat to st a ual tartan school at walthamstow Waltham stow lip lie oon h however left there and went trent to ach school 00 ao more with him bin fathers ul dd nad the help of his bla flue but library benjamin started out to educate himself la in 1337 disraeli won the cle election action to parliament olac returned from mald maid tone stone many tears rear later he be bee became we prime intal stero but for a brief period only reel valus la in 1808 1868 in favor of mr gladstone ilia greatest sift gift was not the roman romny tie lc which he b possessed 0 a but bat the perceptive interpretative preta tive judicial or divining tion 44 without which there can be no BO man of treat great affairs affair ills ilia novels contain maar character portraits por of the men and 4 women of his bla time vivian grey Is said to be a pen pea picture of the author disraeli died at t his bl home borne to la curzon street on the of april 1881 F israelit ISRAELI 8 story etory of vivina vivian D grey like others of his novels deals largely with politics and contains chara character ctet portraits of well known persons of the period when vivian grey reached the ago age of five years it was discovered that the treatment of a doting mamma and nurses had spoiled the child and it was decided t tat at ho he had better be sent bent away to school when however the subject was waa under discussion cus sion there was a strenuous protest from vivian against curls and going to school 1 I wont have my hair curl mamma tho the boys will laugh nt at me bawled the spotted spoiled youngster charles appleyard told me so his hair curled ani a boys called him girt papal ghenie ghe az ls yie I 1 some more claret I 1 wont go to s oi r but in spite of these protests protects lie ho was sent to school where he stayed some four years when it was decided that he be should remain at home for a time and do his studying there but lie ho was later sent oft again this time to the school of mr dallas at burnsley Durn sley vicar age the rumor of the arrival of a new fellow circulated rapidly through the inmates of the vicarage arage and the fifty young joung rascals were preparing to quiz tho the newcomer when the schoolroom door opened and mr air dallast accompanied danied by vivian grey antl entered red A dandy by jovel whispered one what a knowing set outi out squeaked a second mummy sick growled a third this last exclamation was however a scandalous libel for ce certainly no being over ever stood in a pedagogue pedagogues gues s presence cresence with more perfect sang frold froid add d with a bolder front than did at I 1 s moment vivian grey the young savages at burnsley vic brage had caught a tartar in a very few days vivian was decidedly the most popular fellow in the school lie a was so d so devilish good tyro tem so BO completely up to everything 1 vivian developed talents of a literary nature which inspired great ad I 1 nili atlon among his fellow pupils and also so in the mind of mr dallas but there are other attributes which imin will win the admiration of a school of ireal real boys and this proved to be the caw case at burnsley vicarage when as so EO often happens some borne of the boys Jett jentons laus of vivians popularity found I 1 as they thought an opportunity to Ari triumph over him there was trouble between the followers of vivian and those of mallet the head usher one of taj th litter latter made an insulting remark to vivian which he promptly resented and the battle was on and vivian grey showed that he could as well as write Vivi atIs chief ate characteristic was waa a burning ambit ambition tm with this he had bad a great amount of 0 courage and self as durance su rance and besides these attributes tact combined with a pleasing personal presence and manners at a dinner in hta his fathers home when vivian was still a very young roan man lie he made the acquaintance of the marquess of carabas Carn bas lie ho came to mhd th oCTO t f the marquess slid his opan Is an n after dinner discussion durin va itch 1 he quoted a whole pas sago from bolingbroke in support of the marquess this was challenged liy by VIvI vivians atis father who knew his sons habit babit of quoting the opinions of oth ers which were more often his own opinions put into the lie mouth of some one c easo a so mr air grey looking smiling atts ly ay at ills sou son remarked vivian my benr enn you tell roe me in what work of bolingbroke I 1 can find the eloquent passage you have just quoted ask sir air It hargrave argrave sir replied the son with perfect coolness then turning to mr Il hargrave argrave ho he said paid you know you are reputed to bo be the most profound political student in tho the house and more intimately acquainted th than n n any other with the works of dolan bolang g broke mr II argrave knew no such thins thing but he was a weak man end and seduced by tho the compliment he was afraid to prove hini himself gelf unworthy of it by con bessing his Igno ignorance ranco of the passage vivian carried this some same self assur ance into politics and won many triumphs by tactics ot of the kind ile he attached himself to the marquess and responsible rf for tits his entering polities politics spending much time tim at the estate of the marquess chateau desir with large house parties of famous persons some interesting to him and some otherwise othen vise among the guests at one time was a relative of the marquess a young matron mrs felix lorraine Lorr alne who was much impressed with vivian and tried her charms upon him but to no avail then in pique she attempted intrigue to make ke trouble between the marquess and vivian which she came very near to accomplishing meantime vivian kept his eyes and thoughts for the pawns upon the political ruiess board among which was a mr air frederick cleveland who attracted hla his attention and when the marquess party was looking for a tender leader vivian suggested the name of 0 mr air cleveland now it happened that these two the marquess and cleveland had been nt at odds which vivian did not at first realize when lie he was alone h he e said to himself what have I 1 done I 1 am sure that lucifer may know for I 1 do not this cleveland Is I 1 suppose but a man I 1 saw caw the feeble fools were wavering and to save all made a leap in the dark well Is my skull cracked wo we shall see again was vivians assurance to the fore he was certainly all things to all men ile he had the power with ills his silver tongue of conciliating many persons but not so mr cleveland the first great trouble came to vivian when after many attempts at diplomacy and tho political game lie he estranged both the marquess and mr cleveland the latter while under the influence of wine met vivian at their club and in a fit of linger anger struck him and a duel was the result vivian fired into the air hoping that the afraid affair would end safely but cleveland inest ed cd upon another shot vivian shot at a random but his bullet pierced clevel cleve 1 lands heart hearl A great remorse seized vivian anai and for ninny many weeks he was ill with fever nt at his fathers home abder the loving care of his fits mother another but the human mind can roaster emster many sorrows seT rows and after a desperate relapse and another miraculous rally vivian grey arose from his bed lie ile left england and traveled tm veld in ill germany visiting NUI ting among other places frankfort during the time of a the mir on fa bright sunshiny afternoon aftem oon while crossing the square vivian was attracted by an excited crowd of people around a conjurer whose appearance was of the oddest kind angheld and held vivians attention ho he was called ess per gcorge jc orge later he became serving man to vivian who had of offered ferel to protect the fellow against the crowd lie had in some way angered vivian and george had many lively I 1 y adventures during their travels all of which experiences whether of political or romance gave vivian new ideas of the world and proved to he be a most interesting school for him lie ile one day rescued a german nob nobleman lenial from a wild boar and was invited to io visit it at ills his castle while there a romantic attachment between a young german lady of title engaged vivians attention for a time but its his thoughts in spite of bini himself self constantly returned to two of tits ills english friends like many a knecht and his serving man of oldon times vivian and elsper i george found themselves on oil several occasions la in very dangerous situa situations sometimes it was vivian to the rescue ana aiu at others elsper on leaving that part of germany where lie had been entertained as honored guest gueston of tits hla acquaintances vivian passed through a small settlement whine where there were going on preparations for a wedding and vivian discovered that the bridegroom was an old friend from heidelberg eidelberg Il eugene von and he was persuaded to stop and assist at tho the wedding all was to quiet and peaceful there that it set se civian to speculating about his own future in ill the rooming morning the travelers tra were on their way spin again the day being in tensely fet isely hot and sultry they withdrew to the shade 0 of the woods and while resting there them asked elsper about his history for a time they sat in quiet conversation ron then were rudely interrupted by the approach broach ap of a terrific storm during which a 9 lake on the toy of the mountain burst and became a falling oceel carrying baying all before it ri Ess aspers pers horse being swept from him lie he climbed into a tree but the lightning stuck felling the lie tree and killing then Vivin vivians ws horse with a maddened enort dashed down the hill his roaster clinging to his neck finally standing upright in tho the air 1 lie he flung ME his rider and fell dead 11 C copyright 0 py right 1919 by the post poat Publish publishing ins co the boston pott post copyright in the united kingdom the dominion its colonies or las and dependencies under tho the copyright act by the post co boston mass hags U 8 A all AH rights r arvea ten oil I 1 |