Indeed, the association is now established on a sound commercial basis.

We are paying six per cent." "None of these American preachers who come over to this country are honorary members ?" asked Andrew, anxiously.
"No; one of them made overtures to us, but we would not listen to him.
Why ?" "Oh, nothing," said Andrew.
"To do the honorary list justice," said his companion, "it gave us one fine fellow in our honorary president.

He is dead now." Andrew looked up.
"No, we had nothing to do with it.

It was Thomas Carlyle." Andrew raised his hat.
"Though he was over eighty years of age," continued the stranger.
"Carlyle would hardly rest content with merely giving us his countenance.

He wanted to be a working member.