February 5.
"_Tace is Latin for a candle._"--Whence is this expression derived,
and what is its meaning? I met with it, many years ago, in a
story-book, and, more lately, in one of the Waverley Novels, in which
particular one I do not just now recollect. It seems to be used as an
adage, coupled with an admonition to observe silence or secrecy.