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turn.
1
. Are there in Sir Walter's novels passages done in good
English--English which is neither slovenly or involved?
2
. Are there passages whose English is not poor and thin and
commonplace, but is of a quality above that?
3. Are there passages which burn with real fire--not punk, fox-fire,
make believe?
4
. Has he heroes and heroines who are not cads and cadesses?
. Has he personages whose acts and talk correspond with their
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characters as described by him?
6. Has he heroes and heroines whom the reader admires, admires, and
knows why?
7. Has he funny characters that are funny, and humorous passages that
are humorous?
8
. Does he ever chain the reader's interest, and make him reluctant to
lay the book down?
9
. Are there pages where he ceases from posing, ceases from admiring
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