Brothers are a blessing for one thing. There is no possibility of any young lady getting unreasonably conceited if she be endowed with them.
It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.
It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.
Anything is better than stagnation.
Picnics are very dear to those who are in the first stage of the tender passion.
I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots. That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need.