...bookcase; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing table; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase...in winter time it was rarely that I could get any evening-light but that of the fire, and only my turn even of that. And if I, under such circumstances,...

...bookcase, a bit of board lying on my lap was the writing table and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase a candle or oil. In winter time it was rarely, that I could get any evening light but that of the fire,...

...bookcase ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table ; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase...get any evening light but that of the fire, and only ffly turn even of that. And if I, under such circumstances, and without parent or friend to advise...

...to study in ; my knapsack was my book-case, and a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table. In winter time it was rarely that I could get any...light but that of the fire, and only my turn even at that. To buy a pen or a sheet of paper, I was compelled to forego some portion of food, though in...

...edge of may berth, or that of my guard-bed, was my seat to study in; my knapsack was my book-case; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life To buy a pen or a sheet of paper, I was compelled to forego some portion...

...bookcase ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing table : nnd the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase candle or oil, in winter lime it was rarely that I could get any evening light but that of thr fire, and only my turn even of...