"In my opinion," he added, "such language as that is an insult to your daughter." "And yet," Mrs.Presty repeated, "he has given us our Divorce." She returned to the sideboard, poured out a second dose of the remedy against worry, and took it herself.

"What sort of character does the Lord President bear ?" she asked when she had emptied her glass.
This seemed to be an extraordinary question to put, under the circumstances.

Mr.Sarrazin answered it, however, to the best of his ability.

"An excellent character," he said--"that's the unaccountable part of it.

I hear that he is one of the most careful and considerate men who ever sat on the bench.