Armadale Book the first - Chapter II, pt 1

In which the mysterious visitor reveals to Mr. Brock the sombre and wanderlust-strewn story of his parentage and youth, marked by hardship, neglect, and the equally harsh kindness of a gypsy protector. Through this candid narrative, the veil lifts somewhat from the character of the man known as Ozias Midwinter, presenting a life shaped by misfortune yet tempered by moments of solitary learning and reluctant endurance.