His appetite to his pleasures is diseased and crazy, like the pica in a woman that longs to eat that which was never made for food, or a girl in the green sickness that eats chalk and mortar.

I thought of five pica plugs lying on the printshop floor.

Pica morbus mulierum.

Freed from his relentless catechizing WILSON goes out golfing all the day; Printers, save for common advertising, Sadly put their pica type away.

He thought that in the circumstances they were entitled to address a modest protest to the Editor, to the effect that the use of "pica" should be reserved for the rarest occasions and not be allowed to prejudice the claims of those who were entitled to exercise the indefeasible privilege of "writing to The Times."

But he drew the line at "pica"; it looked too like an advertisement and destroyed the balance of the page.

An "Anxious Parent" pointed out that the use of "pica" was unfortunate, as it irresistibly suggested "picador," one who participated in a cruel sport, whereas President WILSON was a most humane and compassionate man and had never assisted at a bull-fight.

No la pica.

Par exemple: I touch snail x, once, twice, three times, with the weak solution, No. 1; John Meavy, receiving this fact, through the sympathetic report of snail a, the chemical paper, and the microscope, reads, as plainly as if it had been printed in pica type: 'Flour declined threepence.'

However, she says it is only Pica who is going up for it this time.

This Oxford Margaret goes by the name of Pie or Pica, apparently because it is the remotest portion of Magpie, and her London cousin is universally known as Metelillthe Danish form, I believe; but in the Bourne Parva family the young Margaret Druce is nothing worse than Meg, and her elder sister remains Jane.

As to my namesake, I am sorry to say that I perceive the appropriateness of Charley; but I suppose it is style, for the masculine dress which in Pica and Avice has an air of being worn for mere convenience' sake, and is quite ladylike, especially on Avice, has in her an appearance of defiance and coquetry.

We had thought the room in our house, which it seems is an object of competition, would suit best for Jane Druce and one of her little sisters; but a hint was given by either Pica or her mother that it would be a great boon to let Jane and Avice share it, as they are very great friends, and we had the latter there installed.

For it seems Pica has a room to herself, and will not give it up or take in any one.

" "Nothing will do but the Congregational system in these days; don't you think so?" began Pica dogmatically, when her father called her off.

Pica and Charley are another pair, and Isa and Metelillthough Metelill is the universal favourite, and there is always competition for her.

Metelill would be the prettiest and sweetest ornament of our drawing-room, and would amuse you the most; Pica, with her scholarly tastes, would be the best and most appreciative fellow-traveller; and Jane, if she could or would go, would perhaps benefit the most by being freed from a heavy strain, and having her views enlarged.

Pica then put in her oar, and began to argue that honour must be earned, and that it was absurd and illogical to claim it for the mere accident of seniority or relationship.

I don't want you to attend the submarine wedding of our old friends Tame and Isis." To which Pica rejoined, likewise talking out of Spenser, that Proteus would provide a nice ancient nymph to tend on them.

It is because she and Pica spent all they had in paying for that Maude Harris at the Convalescent Home.

The little money she had, she added to Pica's small remnant, and thus enough had been provided to fit the elder sister out.

When it all came to light, Pica came out and Isa was sent to school, but Avice had got into a low state of health, and they said Oxford was not good for her, so she came to us.

Avice looks very well in the dress she made up for Pica, and being sisters and in mourning, the identity will only be natural.

"Oh!" said saucy Pica, "now we know what Uncle Horace thinks of his own conversations with father!"

{127b} Henry had a son called Henrywhose son was also Henry whose daughter was Isabel. {127c} Arthur, Q.C. and Edith Ganler: Margaret called Metelill, Charlotte called Charley, Sons not at New Cove. {127d} Martyn (Professor) and Mary Alwyn: Margaret called Pica, Avice and Uchtred. {127e} Margaret and Rev. H. Druce: Jane and large family. *