And when he read, his eyes ran over the pages, and his heart sought understanding, but his voice and tongue were silent. Often when I have been there (for no one was refused entrance, nor was it the custom to give him notice of any one’s coming) I have seen him reading in this manner in silence, and never otherwise: and I have sat down, and after a long silence (for who could find in his heart to be troublesome to one so intent?) I have gone away; conjecturing that for that short time which he had for the repairing of his mind, free from the noise of other men’s business, he was loth to be taken off from what he was about. And perhaps for this reason did not read aloud, lest his auditor being attentive to the reading, might desire his exposition where the author seemed obscure, or his entering into a discussion of difficult questions; and by this means his time might be abridged, and he hindered from reading so much as he had a mind. Though perhaps his chief cause for reading in silence might be to save his voice, which was easily weakened. But whatever his reason was the intention of that man was certainly good.