Clerval’s Welcome at Ingolstadt

I grasped his hand, and in a moment forgot my horror and misfortune; I felt suddenly,

and for the first time during many months, calm and serene joy.

I welcomed my friend, therefore, in the most cordial manner, and we walked towards

my college. Clerval continued talking for some time about our mutual friends,

and his own good fortune in being permitted to come to Ingolstadt. “You may easily

believe,” said he, “how great was the difficulty to persuade my father that it was not absolutely

necessary for a merchant not to understand any thing except book-keeping; and,

indeed, I believe I left him incredulous to the last, for his constant