Memoirs of Bertha von Suttner: The Records of an Eventful Life (Vol. 1 of 2)

part in our entertainments and excursions. He could not do this any too

often, for he had to drudge in preparation for a civil-service examination; this, to be sure, he did as little as possible, for he learned very easily but not with avidity. Zeal for the study of law was not one of his strong points. “A lazy dog” his former tutor, now his private secretary, complainingly called h...