Good God, sir, exclaimed the officer, is it possible? And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition. This will make a deal of noise, he said.

The following are translated copies of placards which have been extensively posted in the city and suburbs during the past week: … … On recovering our Feng Shui land, then the state will be prosperous, the people peaceable, the winds moderate, and the rains favorable. Let all the people exert themselves.

Well, I wasn't going to have any of that sort of thing, by Jove!

He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.