The tone of his paragraphs has been detestable.

Two reviews of the same novel, eh?
And diametrically opposed?
Ha! Ha!' Gradually he had passed from quiet appreciation of the joke to undisguised mirth and pleasure.

His utterance of the name 'Mr Fadge' sufficiently intimated that he had some cause of personal discontent with the editor of The Study.
'The author,' remarked Milvain, 'ought to make a good thing out of this.' 'Will, no doubt.

Ought to write at once to the papers, calling attention to this sample of critical impartiality.

Ha! ha!' He rose and went to the window, where for several minutes he stood gazing at vacancy, the same grim smile still on his face.