It is your activities which have seemed to us matters of concern--indeed, of kindly inquiry, if you do not mind.

These gentlemen, I think, I do not need to introduce.

We are all of us interested in the peace and dignity of this country." "Have I done anything against either ?" asked she.
"Ah, you have courage to be direct! In answer, I must say that we would like to ask regarding a few things which seem to be within your own knowledge.

You, of course, are not unaware of the popular discontent which exists on this or the other side of the great political question in America to-day.

We are advised that you yourself have been a traveler in our western districts; and it seemed to us likely that you might be possessed of information regarding matters there of which we get only more interested, more purely partisan, reports." "That is not impossible," was her guarded reply.