But what were they playing at? Instances?

_Character--Nature._ There can be no doubt that the accident was
caused through the dangerous nature of the spot, the hidden
character of the by-road, and the utter absence of any warning
or danger signal.

Mark the foggy wording of it all! And yet the man hit something and broke
his neck! Contrast that explanation with the verdict of a coroner's jury
in the West of England on a drowned postman--'We find that deceased met
his death by an act of God, caused by sudden overflowing of the river
Walkhan and helped out by the scandalous neglect of the way-wardens.'

The Aintree course is notoriously of a trying nature.

On account of its light character, purity and age, Usher's whiskey
is a whiskey that will agree with you.

_Order._ The mésalliance was of a pronounced order.

_Condition._ He was conveyed to his place of residence in an
intoxicated condition.

'He was carried home drunk.'

_Quality and Section._ Mr ----, exhibiting no less than five works,
all of a superior quality, figures prominently in the oil section.

This was written of an exhibition of pictures.