'Well, Sir Anthony is lying dead and the Baron is standing over him, when out come Sir Anthony's retainers----' 'Out--out of what ?' 'Out of the castle: that's all explained afterwards.

Out come the retainers, and pitch into the Baron till they make mincemeat of him.' 'They don't kill him, too ?' 'Don't they though?
I rather think they do, and no mistake.' 'And so both your heroes are dead in the first chapter.' 'First chapter! why that's only the second paragraph.

I'm only to be allowed ten paragraphs for each number, and I am expected to have an incident for every other paragraph for the first four days.' 'That's twenty incidents.' 'Yes--it's a great bother finding so many .-- I'm obliged to make the retainers come by all manner of accidents; and I should never have finished the job if I hadn't thought of setting the castle on fire.

'And now forked tongues of liquid fire, and greedy lambent flames burst forth from every window of the devoted edifice.

The devouring element----.' That's the best passage in the whole affair.' 'This is for the _Daily Delight_, isn't it ?' 'Yes, for the _Daily Delight_.