“Some years have passed since I last saw Mr. ——, and last evening I found him considerably aged. His one black hair is very grey.”
Provincial Paper.
Probably the result of depression caused by loneliness.
“The Prince of —— has returned recently from England where he was educated. He is to marry several wives, as is the custom of ——. His education is to continue.”—North China Daily News.
We can well believe it.
“The Chester Vase resolved itself into a contest between a four-year-old and some three-year-olds, but in this case the four-year-old was Buchan, a Trojan among minnows.”—Provincial Paper.
The writer seems to be a student of “classic” form.