Young as he was at the time, he had seen the imprudence of Mr. Granard's way of living; he had often remonstrated, and the death of his father, with the subsequent derangement of his affairs, had alone prevented his following up his advice with such assistance as would have made it effectual.

You can win in three moves if you do that.

The desire of leisure is much more natural than of business and care.

I sang them the old hunting-song, and they said I did it tunably, […]