ife of Sir Walter Scott_, written by J. G. Lockhart,
is an interesting biography of this great writer. It consists
of a short biography by Scott himself, and also consists of a
continuation of this biography by his son-in-law, J. G.
Lockhart.

5. If a piece of steel is kept hot for several seconds, it will
lose some of its hardness. If kept hot longer, it will lose
more of its hardness. Along with losing its hardness it will
lose its brittleness. If the piece of steel is heated
continually it will lose nearly all its hardness and
brittleness. In other words, it will lose its "temper."

=49.= EXERCISE IN EMPHASIS

=A. Lack of Emphasis in General=

Make the following sentences emphatic.

1. The man is a thief who fails in business but continues to
live in luxury.

2. The plant was withered and dry, not having been watered for
over a week.

3. Much time is saved in Chicago by taking the elevated cars,
if you have a great distance to travel.

4. The clock struck eleven, when he immediately seized his hat
and left.

5. These liberal terms should be taken advantage of by us.

6. The study of biology has proved very interesting, as far as
I have gone.

7. Who is this that comes to the foot of the guillotine,
crouching, trembling?

8. They must pay the penalty. Their death is necessary. They
have caused harm enough.

9. I intend to get up fifteen minutes earlier, thereby giving
myself time to eat a good breakfast.

10. The book was reread several times, for I never grew tired
of it.

11. "What is the aim of a university education?" the speaker
asked.

12. A bicycle is sometimes ridden when a tire contains no air,
total ruin resulting from the weight of the rim upon the flat
tire.

13. He sprang forward the instant the pistol cracked, since the
start of a sprint is very important, and one cannot overdo the
practicing of it.

14. Sometimes the fuses fail to burn, or burn too fast, causing
an explosion before the workmen are prepared for it.

15. How father made soap was always a mystery to me. Cracklings
saved from butchering time, lye, and water went into the kettle
on a warm spring day and came out in the form of soap a few
hours later, to my great astonishment.

=B. Loose or Unemphati