My day's work is done--_ecce signum_!" He pointed to the slips of manuscript from which he had risen.
Alexander had begun life as a medical student, but never got so far as a diploma.

In many capacities, often humble but never disgraceful, he had wandered over Broader Britain--drifting at length, as he was bound to do, into irregular journalism.
"And how's the old man at home ?" he asked, whilst Mrs.Otway busied herself in getting tea.

"Piers, it's the sorrow of my life that he hasn't a good opinion of me.

I don't say I deserve it, but, as I live, I've always meant to And I admire him, Piers.

I've written about him; and I sent him the article, but he didn't acknowledge it.