conversation in which he excelled all those whose social powers have made them the idols of London society as far as they have excelled ordinary men, of the magic play of his countenance and of his voice, of the unprecedented combination of tenderness in affection, unearthliness of aim, and worldly wisdom, which characterized his private intercourse, and of his power of attracting little children and learned men, one as much as the other." Father Bowden has told the story of this beautiful life with appreciation and affection, and with no mean literary ability. His style is direct and unaffected, and he is not given to the superfluity of pious reflection with which the biographers of religious men are so apt to retard their narratives. The volume contains a very copious selection from Father Faber's private correspondence, so that it may be considered in many portions virtually an autobiography. FOOTNOTE: [34] _The Life and Letters of Frederick William Faber, D.D., Priest of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri._ By John Edward Bowden, of the same Congregation. Baltimore: John Murphy & Co. 1869. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OF CONRAD VON BOLANDEN. ANGELA. CHAPTER V. THE PROGRESSIVE PROFESSOR. When Frank returned from the walk, he found a visitor at Frankenhöhe. The visitor was an elegantly-dressed young man with a free, self-important air about him. He spoke fluently, and his words sounded as decisive as though they came from the lips of infallibility. At times this self-importance was of such a boastful and arrogant character as to affect the observer disagreeably. "It is now vacation, and I do not know how to enjoy it better than by a visit to you," said he. "Very flattering to me," answered Frank. "I hope you will be pleased with Frankenhöhe." "Pleased?" returned the visitor as he looked through the open window at the beautiful landscape. "I would like to dream away here the whole of May and June. How charming it is! An empire of flowers and vernal delights." "I am surprised, Carl, that you have preserved such a love for nature. I thought you considered the professor's chair the culminating point of attraction." Carl bowed his head proudly and stood with folded arms before the smiling Frank.