To-morrow we'll deliver the matter to you—and the wheels that grind the centuried darkness to destruction will again start a-rolling.

On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land.

astern, abeam

In all likelihood, if you have beardruff (a word I invented for convenience's sake), you probably also have dandruff and have by now discovered a shampoo or some other product which controls it. That product will also control beardruff in most cases.