", another commentator in "Notes and Queries", refers to McDiarmid's "rough eloquence", and despite "[w]hatever may be thought of M'Diarmid's style as a writer of English", praises his perception of natural beauty and his "generous ardour" in narrating feats of heroism.Probably the best-known phrase in the book is "incoherent transactions", apparently referring to theft, which occurs three times.