Rice shakes his head, and says that this is the most serious thing that has happened in his time; and assuredly, if the disease were to rage in London as it has lately raged in Riga, it would be difficult to imagine anything more horrible.

I, however, feel no uneasiness.

In the first place I have a strong leaning towards the doctrines of the anti-contagionists.

In the next place I repose a great confidence in the excellent food and the cleanliness of the English.
I have this instant received your letter of yesterday with the enclosed proof-sheets.

Your criticism is to a certain extent just; but you have not considered the whole sentence together.