There are lassies and leddies in Scotland, my dear James, of whom you know nothing— houses where, it is obvious from his writings, the author of Modern Athens must have had his howf;— and really, when one considers from what originals he painted his portraits of Edina's girlery, the wonder is that his daubings are not even more disgusting than they are ; but the likenesses are strong, although his nymphs must have been unsteady sitters.

How long did you reside with him and his sisters after the cousinship was discovered?

The Indians and the Coloureds were the privilegees. They were ushered into the Blue Room at meal time. Only they could use the posh lounges.

Techies were the most juvenile, but other wealthy men, in the full throes of boomeritis, also acted like kids in a candy store.