A SAFE NOVEL.
(With Interpolated Notes by Our Own Legal Adviser.)
CHAPTER I.—THE LOVERS' PARTING.
The sun was setting behind the towers of the church of Greenborough-on-the-Driblet.
[It must be clearly and distinctly understood that this village is not intended to refer to any parish with the word "green" introduced in the title—all incumbents of such livings being the most honourable and distinguished of men.]
Two persons were bidding one another adieu. The first was a man in the prime of life wearing a suit of tweeds.
[Please note that the name of the tailor is not given, and it is not to be assumed for a single moment that this refers to any individual in particular.]
The girl, for she was only a girl, wore a costume of almost puritanical simplicity.
[Again no dressmaker is singled out for discussion. It is a purely fancy portrait.]
They were both in tears. For the hour had come for their parting.