“Francis Scrimgeour, a clerk at the Scottish Bank in Edinburgh, lived in a peaceful and respectable environment until he was twenty-five. His mother died when he was still very young, but his father, a reasonable and honest man, sent him to an excellent school, and raised him at home in the spirit of order and unpretentiousness. Francis, by nature gentle, obedient and loving, took advantage of his education and upbringing with great zeal and devoted himself entirely to his work...”