Miss Lacey was a quiet, rather drab little woman, misleading in her effacement of self.

But France's honour and welfare are in her own hands, and it appears a futile hope that Germany, after failing to bring France to submission and self-effacement by threats of saigner à blanc, will succeed in her purpose by the reality.

This step, so conducive to good results owing to the unity of command which was thus obtained, won our highest admiration, showing as it did a fine spirit of self-effacement on the part of the senior American naval officers.