"I cannot imagine what charm he finds in a dull village on the banks of the river.

He has confessed that the place is the dreariest and most obscure in the world, and that he has neither shooting nor any other kind of amusement.

There must be some mysterious attraction, Mr.Fenton.I think your friend is a good deal changed of late.

Haven't you found him so ?" "No, Mrs.Branston, I cannot say that I have discovered any marked alteration in him since my return from Australia.

John Saltram was always wayward and fitful.