Sometimes the mere omission of a man's name from a list of authors can mortify and injure.

In our day the manipulation of such paragraphs has become a fine art; but you recall numerous illustrations.

Alfred knew well enough how incessantly the tempter would be at his ear; he said to himself that in certain instances yielding would be no dishonour.

He himself had many a time been mercilessly treated; in the very interest of the public it was good that certain men should suffer a snubbing, and his fingers itched to have hold of the editorial pen.

Ha, ha! Like the war-horse he snuffed the battle afar off.
No work this evening, though there were tasks which pressed for completion.