You noticed a habit of mine once. I never make gestures. All Belters have that trait. It's because on a small mining ship you could hit something waving your arms around.

The exports, on the whole, in 1815, exceeded those of 1816; but the gutted herrings exported in the latter year exceeded those of the former by 12606½ barrels

When men are impatient with children, it is extremely displeasing to the Angels;

Omnium rerum viciſſitudo eſt, ones falling, is anothers riſing,[…]