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of Mr. Trollope's, especially when issued like this in weekly numbers, will certainly add a now flavour to existence. This one begins with great vigour, but the characters with which we start are far from agree- able. The hero, Louie Trevelyan, reminds us strongly of that very
unpleasant young man, Lucius Mason, in Orley Farm ; his wife is at least as disagreeable as himself ; and Colonel Osborne, who makes mis- chief between them, promises to be 88 disagreeable as either one or the
other. Mr. Trollope, too, is a little careless in his start. He tells us (p. 8) that the Dowager Countess of Millborough was a lady standing high
in the world's esteem, of whom Mrs. Trovelyan "stood a little in awe," so much so that the prospect of a dinner at her house was likely to reduce the stock of Mrs. Trevelyan's "usual self-assertion ;" while, at p. 19, we read that Mrs. Trevelyan, authorized by her husband's manner of speaking of his mother's friend, had taken a habit of quizzing Lady Millborough behind her back, and almost of continuing the practice before the old lady's face. Surely tho two statements are anything but consistent ? However, as we said, the tale begins with groat vigour, though it does not introduce very agreeable characters at starting ; tho form of the weekly part is very handsome, and the quantity for the very cheap price (sixpence) seems generous.
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