It appeared that the committee of a bazaar for some charity in which it was right to be interested had issued a sort of examination-paper, and promised a prize to the best answerer.

The questions were all of one kind: 'What is the Modern Athens--the Eternal City--the City of the Tribes?
Who was the Wizard of the North--the Bulwark of the Protestant Faith?
The earlier names on the list presented little difficulty to Hyacinth.

Marion took down his answers, whilst Elsie murmured a pleasant chorus of astonishment at his cleverness.

Suddenly he came to a dead stop.

'Who was the Martyr of Melanesia ?' 'I have never heard of him,' said Hyacinth.
'Never heard of the Martyr of Melanesia!' said Elsie.