The milliner was young and pretty, and seemed to have a cousin equally young and pretty.

Poor, lonely, friendless creatures, it was not surprising they should welcome a little flirtation.

The bicycle which so swiftly carries the young man of the present day beyond the penetrating vision of his aunt or tutor has much to answer for.
But, as pointed out previously, such exhaustive scientific training naturally tends to make the mind mathematical.

It cannot be satisfied unless its surroundings--the substantial realisation of the concrete-are perfect.

So Mr.Phillip had a suit for every purpose--for football, cricket, tennis, bicycle, shooting, dining, and strolling about.