She had a certain grandeur about her cap, and a majestical set about the skirt of her dress, and a rigour in the lines of her mouth, which indicated a habit of command, and a confidence in her own dignity, which might be supposed to be the very clearest attribute of duchessdom.

The traveller by the Midland Railway line to Carlisle passes through Mallerstang in the stretch of wildland traversed before reaching Kirkby Stephen, but there is no station in any portion of the valley to acquaint him with the fact.

4.25pm update SPANIARD Fernando Verdasco has reeled off an astonishing 15 games straight to blow past his AAMI Classic final conquerer Radek Stepanek.

He is mixing the paint.