How did you ferret out the certificate of gray-eyed Molly's espousals ?" George Sheldon contemplated his coadjutor with an admiring stare.

"It has been my privilege to enjoy the society of cool hands, Mr.
Hawkehurst; and certainly you are about the coolest of the lot--bar one, as they say in the ring.

But that is _ni ci ni la_.

I have found the certificate of Matthew Haygarth's marriage, and to my mind the Haygarth succession is as good as ours." "Ah, those birds in the bush have such splendid plumage! but I'd rather have the modest sparrow in my hand.

However, I'm very glad our affairs are marching.