It’s lucky that Carol had taken the precaution of obtaining some cantharides; without them the evening might have been a dead loss.

In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat / Of slaughtered brutes.

It is not at all unusual or suspicious for a woman to spend a good deal of the day out shopping, and feminine clothing styles often make it relatively easy for a female shoplifter to conceal boosted merchandise on her person.

His legalistic tendencies irritated his neighbors, especially since they had to defend themselves against his frivolous suits.