I tell you she just makes me boil." Allowing for the difference between the masculine and feminine outlook, this is precisely how I used to feel when reading of the hero.

He was not always good; sometimes he hit the villain harder than he had intended, and then he was sorry--when it was too late, blamed himself severely, and subscribed towards the wreath.

Like the rest of us, he made mistakes; occasionally married the wrong girl.

But how well he did everything!--does still for the matter of that, I believe.

Take it that he condescends to play cricket! He never scores less than a hundred--does not know how to score less than a hundred, wonders how it could be done, supposing, for example, you had an appointment and wanted to catch an early train.