Some former denizen of the cabin had decorated its walls with
illustrations torn from magazines and newspapers, and it was these
illustrations that had held Sitka Charley's attention from the moment of our arrival two hours before.
He was captured first by the
illustrations, and then he began to read, to start with, the stories that dealt with magic, and then the others; and those he liked he read again and again.
I have used "China" merely as a synonym for "a distant country," when I wanted
illustrations of unfamiliar things.
At that time I was sent to Ireland to make sketches for certain forthcoming
illustrations in the newspaper to which I was attached.
Among other
illustrations of its truth which might be cited, Scotland will furnish a cogent example.
Maurice Grieffenhagen knew how to combine in his
illustrations the effect of his own most distinguished personal vision with an absolute fidelity to the inspiration of the writer.