Dr Ashok's eyes had a tendency to pop whenever he wanted to rape your attention.

I have spent about three weeks at home since Dec 1. As always, I am naked of good article ideas—despite my constant involvement with good subjects.

I have […] had the honour to be pelted with several epistles to expostulate with me on that subject.

This is an important cultural difference of interpretation between London as a haole writer and Sheldon as a maoli writer.