... sometimes meet in the public offices men who are quite polite. When the Government clerk or any one else you happen to be speaking to is civil, you, on your side, must be well behaved. Do not, while the conversation is going on, look at your watch as though ...

... Engagement, &c. (Richard Bentley and Son.) This story is told in old letters written by the heroine, Mary St. Felix, in which she speaks of herself as a horrid girl. The only fault to be found with this title is that it is not sufficiently comprehen- sive; ...

... up higher with you, if you would, Nony. I know you might. You say I don't always speak the truth-well, I ain't a going to lie to you, any- how. No, I don't always speak the truth ; 'twouldn't suit most folks if I did. My aristocratic customers like lies ...

... evident unacquaintance with the import of the incident he describes. As we leave the neighbourhood of the port - he is speaking of Genoa- the whole aspect of the town is altered; it has a different physiognomy and a different expression. Instead- of ...

... of no use, said Acquaviva, ,to speak of MIosca, for we will not elect a pope of your choice. But -we wish to make one with your consent and co-operation. Aldro- vaudi is objectionable to you. Very xvell; let us speak no more of hiln. You will not have ...

... MUSIC. -0- NINTH SATURDAY CONCERT AT THE CRySTAL PALACE. Speaking some time ago of Mr. Bache's recital we had oc- casion to make favourable mention of Mrs. Beesley's pianoforte playing, and to express a hope of meeting her again on a more public occasion ...

... innocence and bread aitd butter, as Byron says. But we might prolong the list almost indefinitely. Our imme- diate object is to speak of the atnateurs who appeared at St. George's laIll on Thursday evening. We must commence with finding fault even in this instance ...

... perhaps the old~playgoer forgets that lie is himself a little degenerated as lie raves about the palmy days of the Dramia. He speaks of the almost universal delight the yotulg find in the Theatre, and quotes the pleasasnt record of Pepys respecting Tons Killigrew ...

... tone of the traigedy queeis to realise our idea of the m1anliel iel whieb this exqui ite psesn should be recited. Shelley speaks of Lnnpresleditated art, but iliss Vaughans's art did nto coscesal itself suffiliently. The entire p.oeim, fill of subtle ...

... with the opera bouffe of The Crimson Scatf, and concluded with Mr H. J. Byron's drama Bloes fet BloDe. It is difficult to speak of the perfosmance of amateurs without bearing a little unduly upon soette of the youngest aspirants, but we may fairly say ...

... month previous. Bat there is another innovation in the Smithfield Club arrange- ments in favour of which it is impossible to speak -an innovation which no doubt has helped the change of date just referred to in swelling the entry list, but which it is to ...

... her shawl, 1l going without it herself. So now, perhaps, we 1 know something about you that you did not know S yourself. Speaking of his own family in writing to c Pr. Francis Galton on his book on Hereditary v Genius, in which the Kingsley family are ...