Whattookhimwasarichnessinthespeech；helovedtheexotic，theunexpectedword；themovingcadenceofaphrase；avaguesenseofemotionaboutnothingintheverylettersofthealphabet:
theromanceoflanguage。Hishonestheadwasverynearlyempty，hisintellectlikeachild\'s；andwhenhereadhisfavouriteauthors，hecanalmostneverhaveunderstoodwhathewasreading。
Yetthetastewasnotonlygenuine，itwasexclusive；Itriedinvaintoofferhimnovels；hewouldnoneofthem，hecaredfornothingbutromanticlanguagethathecouldnotunderstand。Thecasemaybecommonerthanwesuppose。IamremindedofaladwhowaslaidinthenextcottoafriendofmineinapublichospitalandwhowasnosoonerinstalledthanhesentoutperhapswithhislastpenceforacheapShakespeare。Myfriendprickeduphisears；fellatonceintalkwithhisnewneighbour，andwasready，whenthebookarrived，tomakeasingulardiscovery。Forthisloverofgreatliteratureunderstoodnotonesentenceoutoftwelve，andhisfavouritepartwasthatofwhichheunderstoodtheleast-theinimitable，mouth-fillingrodomontadeoftheghostinHAMLET。Itwasabrightdayinhospitalwhenmyfriendexpoundedthesenseofthisbelovedjargon:ataskforwhichIamwillingtobelievemyfriendwasveryfit，thoughIcanneverregarditasaneasyone。Iknowindeedapointortwo，onwhichIwouldgladlyquestionMr。Shakespeare，thatloverofbigwords，couldherevisittheglimpsesofthemoon，orcouldImyselfclimbbackwardtothespaciousdaysofElizabeth。Butinthesecondcase，Ishouldmostlikelypretermitthesequestionings，andtakemyplaceinsteadinthepitattheBlackfriars，toheartheactorinhisfavouritepart，playinguptoMr。Burbage，androllingout-asIseemtohearhim-withaponderousgusto-
\"Unhousel\'d，disappointed，unanel\'d。\"
Whatapleasantchance，ifwecouldgothereinapartyIandwhatasurpriseforMr。Burbage，whentheghostreceivedthehonoursoftheevening!