Mr. Leslie Stephen, in a review of Hawthorne, has commented on the extent to which the nobler qualities and conquering energy of the English character are hidden, not only from foreigners, but from ourselves, by the "detestable lay figure" of John Bull.

If you saw any one at all it must have been a scout from Andy Lasher's camp, snooping around," commented Bluff, disdainfully.

"So it is," Mr. Phinuit commented amiably; indeed, not without a certain hint of satisfaction.

"You've only got to tell me not to do a thing often enough," he commented as she led him back to his chair, "to fill me with unholy desire to do it if I die in the attempt.

" "Flattery," she commented.

" "Then it would appear," Lanyard commented ruefully, "one did wisely to telegraph London for a keeper.

"Monsieur is sentimental," commented Athenais Reneaux lightly.

"So that was how you came to know her," Lanyard commented as if he had found nothing else of interest.

"Evidently Leon feels quite lost without us," Lanyard commented.

" To himself Lanyard commented: "I believe it well!"

"Sheer swank," Phinuit commented.

"It's hard to see how he can have any kick coming," Phinuit commented with some acidity.

" "But his feet are on the ground," commented Sarrion, who was rolling himself a cigarette.

The vicar recollected how he had seen the same sight at the door of Kensington Workhouse, walking home one night in company with Luke Smith; and how, too, he had commented to him on that fearful sign of the times, and had somewhat unfairly drawn a contrast between the niggard cruelty of 'popular Protestantism,' and the fancied 'liberality of the middle age.'

It was further Mr. Bentham's particular desire that I should, from myself, endeavour to supply any lacunae which he had left; and at his instance I read, for this purpose, the most authoritative treatises on the English Law of Evidence, and commented on a few of the objectionable points of the English rules, which had escaped Bentham's notice.

" "He is quite mad," Galen commented.

" "It sounds a bit Spanish," commented Arthur.

"Private theatricals," the lively Lizzie called this "taking off," as Becky strutted and minced, with her chin up, her dress lifted in one hand, while with the other she held a pair of scissors for an eyeglass, and peered through the bows at a piece of cloth, which she picked and pecked and commented upon in fine-lady fashion,"just like the swells," Lizzie declared.

"Ain't she a sharp one?" commented one of the girls to another when they had left the lunch-room.

and when Ally had answered, "Yes," this inquisitive person commented upon her being such a little girl to travel all by herself; and then, when Ally told her rather proudly that she was ten years old, the inquisitive person had said, "Well, I don't know what my little ten-year-old girl would think to be sent off to travel all alone.

"It would have been far better if she'd shown some reserve" "Reserve is certainly an admirable quality," commented Fullaway, "but it is foreign to young ladies of Mademoiselle's temperament.

"As he had been accustomed to the pre-eminence over others in worldly glory," commented another observer, "so now he determined to be the foremost in holy living.

"A fool he was, and a fool he always will be," commented Foliot as Thomas entered with his uplifted cross.

"You would say that," he commented, deference and admiration in his voice.

"A most remarkable specimen," commented the Doctor.