When the man and woman are to meet for a great scene of passion, let it all be frustrated by one or other of them having a bad cold in the head, and so on.

Let the pretty girl get a disfiguring pimple on her nose just before the ball at which she is going to shine.

Show the numberless repulsive features of common decent life.

Seriously, coldly; not a hint of facetiousness, or the thing becomes different.' About eight o'clock Reardon heard his wife's knock at the door.

On opening he saw not only Amy and the servant, the latter holding Willie in her arms, but with them Jasper Milvain.
'I have been at Mrs Yule's,' Jasper explained as he came in.