Nancy and Jessica listened to him.

They were ready to start on the evening's expedition, but Horace had not yet come home, and on the chance of his arrival they would wait a few minutes longer.
'I shall make this the subject of a paper for our Society next winter--the Age of Progress.

And with special reference to one particular--the Press.

Only think now, of the difference between our newspapers, all our periodicals of to-day, and those fifty years ago.
Did you ever really consider, Miss.

Morgan, what a marvellous thing one of our great newspapers really is?
Printed in another way it would make a volume--absolutely; a positive volume; packed with thought and information.