In that case the enemy himself could have occupied the defences of Corinth and held at bay all the Union troops that arrived.

Naisi said that it was a turlough, or a disappearing lake, and that before the year's end, it would be full of water again.

This accompt has been made to appear a bull accompt, i.e. that the bulls cannot take their stock. The fact is the reverse; it is a bear accompt, but the bears, unable to deliver their stock, have conjointly banged the market, and pocketed the tickets, to defeat the rise and loss that would have ensued to them by their buying on a rising price on the accompt day […]

Before he left, however, he worked out with Chase one last time, and encouraged his protégé to keep up with his pumping iron, especially since the youngster was making such impressive strides.