e I suggest to Miss DELL that she should leave these strong
silent men alone. They have had their day and gone out of vogue. The
best part of this book, and indeed the best work Miss DELL has yet
done, is her treatment of the romantic friendship between _Christine_
and _Bertrand de Montville_. It is handled so touchingly and so
surely that I resent with all the more peevishness the banality of the
steel-eyed one.

* * * * *

[Illustration: ONE OF THE FEW HISTORIC MANSIONS OF ENGLAND WHERE QUEEN
ELIZABETH DID _NOT_ SLEEP.]

* * * * *

"His lordship dismissed the application, with costs, and the
jury found in his favour, assessing the damages at L1,000."

We should like to be a Judge. It seems to be easy and well-paid work.

* * * * *

From the synopsis of a Singapore play--just the last scene or two:--

"Samion, after going through Nyai Dasima's fortune,
maltreated her, and told her to leave his protection. He also
commissioned a wicked man called Puasa to murder Nyai Dasima.
Puasa murdered Dasima, and throw her body into a river. The
corpse of Dasima floated and entangled in the bathing-place
of William. William, seeing this, at once reported to the
Police of Dasima's death. Puasa and others were arrested and
imprisoned. The Judge investigated the case, and Puasa was
sentenced to be hanged. Samion got mad and died. Mah Buyong
also got mad."

And so home to bed.

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