We are not aware that the infancy of Vivian Grey was distinguished by any extraordinaryincident. The solicitude of the most affectionate of mothers, and the care of the mostattentive of nurses, did their best to injure an excellent constitution. But Vivian was an onlychild, and these exertions were therefore excusable. For the first five years of his life, withhis curly locks and his fancy dress, he was the pride of his own and the envy of allneighbouring establishments; but, in process of time, the spirit of boyism began to developitself, and Vivian not only would brush his hair straight and rebel against his nurse, butactually insisted upon being-breeched At this crisis it was discovered that he had beenspoiled, and it was determined that he should be sent to school. Mr. Grey observed, also, that the child was nearly ten years old, and did not know his alphabet, and Mrs. Greyremarked that he was getting ugly. The fate of Vivian was decided
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