One might meet under his roof the most diverse people, but always interesting and agreeable people.

Perhaps at times he carried his aversions a little too far.

But he had reasons for them, and a man of robust temperament and habit, it was not in him to sit down under an injury, or fancied injury.

I never knew a more efficient journalist.

What he did not know about a newspaper, was scarcely worth knowing.
In my day Journalism has made great strides.