I am thankful for a few queer people; but much of them is a bore." (Mrs.Arrowpoint, who was hearing this dialogue, perceived quite a new tone in Gwendolen's speech, and felt a revival of doubt as to her interest in Tasso's madness.) "I think there should be more croquet, for one thing," young Clintock; "I am usually away, but if I were more here I should go in for a croquet club.

You are one of the archers, I think.

But depend upon it croquet is the game of the future.

It wants writing up, though.

One of our best men has written a poem on it, in four cantos;--as good as Pope.