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communications between father and son after this day were very constant; and for some weeks Vivian employed his time rather in conversing with his father, than with books. It must not be concealed (and when the fact is stated, it must not be conceived that Vivian's mind was a weak one) that his fixed principles became daily loosened, and that his opinions were very soon considerably modified. He speedily began to discover that there were classics in other languages besides Greek and Latin, and patient inquiry and dispassionate