The Sleeping lubra is an oil painting on board, and the underpainting, which has been laid in as a transparent wash, seems to have been mixed with some incompatible substance that has caused the colour to marble, possibly the result of clear enamel being dropped directly into the turpsy film of oil paint.

She had looked at the girl as she took the karpas and when her face changed she thought it must be the bitterness.

He wore his studs to play soccer.

What a great buffoon!