'What you say is all very right,' said Mr Booker; 'only you want a different kind of world to live in.' 'Just so;--and therefore we must make it different.

I wonder how our friend Broune felt when he saw that his critic had declared that the "Criminal Queens" was the greatest historical work of modern days.' 'I didn't see the notice.

There isn't much in the book, certainly, as far as I have looked at it.

I should have said that violent censure or violent praise would be equally thrown away upon it.

One doesn't want to break a butterfly on the wheel;--especially a friendly butterfly.' 'As to the friendship, it should be kept separate.