Blindfold. By Florence Marryat. 3 vols. (F. V. White and
Co.)—There is little or nothing to be said about Blindfold that we have not said about other works from the same pen. The interior of the Australian home of the brothers Dorrian is, perhaps, sketched with a little more audacity than usual. Beyond that there is nothing very noticeable about the story. The author makes of the last novelties materiels pour servir. This time we have hypnotism. Olga, who marries one of the Dorrians, is a victim of the hypnotic powers of a certain Count Paul Adrastikoff, —indeed, is compelled to the marriage by them. Altogether, it is a very disagreeable set of people to whom we are introduced in Blindfold, and it is decidedly to be regretted that, for the purpose of bringing the novel to an end, one of the very disreputable brothers has to be resuscitated.
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