_Extract from 'The Daily Post_.'
"MONDAY TALKS WITH OUR NOVELISTS.--No. MCVI. Mr. ALGERNON DEXTER.
"'And now, Mr. Dexter,' said I, 'what is your opinion of the Higher
Education of Women?'
"The novelist stroked his bronze beard. 'That's a large order, eh?
Isn't it rather late in the day to discuss Women's Education?'
And with a humorous gesture of despair he dropped the poker."