"And now a little pathos, sir--try them with a little pathos.

That won't do, sir--that won't do,"-- as Francis Ardry made an attempt to become pathetic,--"that will never pass for pathos--with tones and gesture of that description you will never redress the wrongs of your country.

Now, sir, observe my gestures, and pay attention to the tone of my voice, sir." Thereupon, making use of nearly the same terms which Francis Ardry had employed, the individual in black uttered several sentences in tones and with gestures which were intended to express a considerable degree of pathos, though it is possible that some people would have thought both the one and the other highly ludicrous.

After a pause, Francis Ardry recommenced imitating the tones and the gestures of his monitor in the most admirable manner.

Before he had proceeded far, however, he burst into a fit of laughter, in which I should, perhaps, have joined, provided it were ever my wont to laugh.