in which she moralises on the change which has come
over modern life, on its restlessness, its keener interests, its more extended knowledge. The first essay is entitled " A Highland Seer and Scotch Superstitions," interesting certainly, but scarcely in place, unless, possibly, by way of contrast. It is
not easy to see how others justify the title. Some of the.
questions dealt with are not by any means "lesser." The two essays on "Helping the Fallen" and '• Saving the Innocent," are
on very grave subjects indeed. We may commend them generally-
to the careful consideration of such readers as feel themselves called to take an interest in them. On one point Lady Jeune, as one who has seen much of an unhappy class of women, speaks with emphasis. They owe their fall to men of their own position. A different account figures largely in fiction, where it introduces a romantic element, but it is rare in actual life. Everything which Lady Jeune treats, she treats with good sense and good feeling.
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