Brought by a commissionaire.

His commissionaire and body-servant, Stork, had once, in a rarealmost uniqueconvivial moment, declared to the caretaker of the building that he knew no more about his master after ten years than he did the first day he entered his service.

I called at the house in Cork Street indicated by Elma, and learned from the old commissionaire who acted as lift-man and porter, that Mr. Woodroffe's chambers were closed.

Hat in hand, and with his face wreathed in smiles, the commissionaire had thrown open the door.

But he was an important personage in uniform, and dressed somewhat like a commissionaire.

The commissionaire opened the doors and she passed out into the street.

" They were all sent for at once, porter, commissionaire, hall-boy.

The commissionaire hurried up to her.

[Fr.], apparitor^. courier, runner; dak^, estafette^; Mercury, Iris, Ariel^. commissionaire

Consignee N. consignee, trustee, nominee, committee. agent, delegate; commissary, commissioner; emissary, envoy, commissionaire

And almost before he knew where he was, two commissionaires were helping him into an auto-cab, and the terrific enterprise had begun.

He had paid both the cabmen, who were departing, and he and Mrs. Alice Challice stood under the immense glass portico of the Grand Babylon, exposed to the raking stare of two commissionaires.

The play (a War-drama) gave the Babe a fine hunger, but the Commissionaire (apparently a Major-General) who does odd jobs outside the Blitz took exception to him.

[Illustration: Restaurant Commissionaire (to departing client, who is searching for a tip).

At last the commissionaire, hitherto impassive, said: "Vielleicht Sie konnen Deutsch sprechen."

"So you speak German," said the commissionaire significantly; "I thought as much."

The commissionaires examined the papers, smiled as graciously as before they had frowned and, with the crestfallen soldiers resuming their old look of boredom, they disappeared as mysteriously as they had come.

[Illustration: Friend (to Cinema Commissionaire, who has received notice).

" Commissionaire.

I is meet Dick Henderson on Winnipeg las' year, w'en I mak' paddle on dem Factor Brigade, an' dose High Commissionaire.

Yes, gone was the huge good-natured commissionaire, who so often in the past, on my arrival in company with some human flower, had flung open the apron of our cab with such reverential alacrity, and on our departure had so gently tucked in the petals of her skirts, smiling the while a respectfully knowing benediction on the prospective continuance of our evening's adventure.

We soon afterwards went on shore, which was then perfectly quiet, and, preceded by a commissionaire, who had persuaded the gentleman of our party to put himself under his convoy, we walked into the town.

And there will be some curious stirs, Unless my fancy greatly errs, At restaurants and theatres When our distinctive turn-out Lines up with all the others there, And we look out with quite an air And order the commissionaire Kindly to put the little stair That hangs behind the stern out.

An ever-changing, never-failing stream of rustics from the country, workpeople from the factories of the banlieu, grisettes, commercial travellers, porters, commissionaires, and gamins of all ages here flowed to and fro.

The parcel proved to be an empty box and the letter a blank sheet of paper; but the most casual inquiry of the concierge at the Chancellerie elicited the fact that a commissionaire had brought these things in the course of the morning.