PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE; 4, ROYAL EXCHANGE; AND 48, PICCADILLY. NEW YORK: POTT, YOUNG AND CO. NOT A SUCCESS. CHAPTER I. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is King Lear. T is useless to shut one's eyes to the fact any longer; Alban is not a success, and, what is more, he never will be one. I have long made up my mind that he is one of those hopeless boys who succeed in nothing, and lead idle, unprofitable lives from beginning to end." Mrs. Lock, the lady who pronounced on her eldest son's future in these decided terms, was one of those admirable persons, who, fulfilling every duty of their station with the greatest exactitude, and meeting with success in all they undertake, have no compassion for stupidity in any form. Her children were educated on the same B |