4 MAY 1867, Page 20

moter, as he ought to be called, is a failure,

a mere outside sketch, but there is a Dr. Kealwin, a selfish but intellectual voluptuary, who is described with some power as a man who enjoys every pleasant thing go- fer as it is healthy to enjoy, who delights in good food to avoid. indi- gestion, chooses a picturesque spot to live in, but carefully inquires as

the average mortality, is indolent to a degree, but daily takes hard exercise. There is keen observation in the account of Dr. Kealwin, but the rest of the figures want life, and the story is slightly wearisome.