Critics are human, and exceedingly, beyond the common lot, when touched; and they are excited by mysterious hints of loftiness in authorship; by rumours of veiled loveliness; whispers, of a general anticipation; and also Editors can jog them.
Redworth was rising to be a Railway King of a period soon to glitter with rails, iron in the concrete, golden in the visionary.

He had already his Court, much against his will.

The powerful magnetic attractions of those who can help the world to fortune, was exercised by him in spite of his disgust of sycophants.

He dropped words to right and left of a coming work by ANTONIA.

And who was ANTONIA ?--Ah! there hung the riddle .-- An exalted personage ?--So much so that he dared not name her even in confidence to ladies; he named the publishers.