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high favour at court, and enjoyed ample pensions[1] for their services to church and state. As Fatout left the room, Mr. Flosky entered, and curiously inspected the literary arrivals.
MR. FLOSKY.
(Turning over the leaves.) "Devilman, a novel." Hm. Hatred—revenge—misanthropy—and quotations from the Bible. Hm. This is the morbid anatomy of black bile.—"Paul Jones, a poem." Hm. I see how it is. Paul Jones, an amiable enthusiast—disappointed in his affections—turns pirate from ennui and magnanimity—cuts various masculine throats, wins various feminine hearts—is hanged at the yard-arm! The catastrophe is very awkward, and very unpoetical.—"The Downing Street Re-
- ↑ "Pension. Pay given to a slave of state for treason to his country."—Johnson's Dictionary.
