It appears to be in that strange mental condition which most of ourselves must often enough have experienced in the case of dreams — a kind of dread fascination, which enchains all the mental faculties, and causes, as it were, a failure of the faculties of the brain.

There is certainly the need to reward performance and offer incentives for success, but flogging a willing horse is not the way to do it.

'Prequels' are sequels that relate the story that preceded the original film.

In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.