The truth is, Ma'am, said Mrs. Grant, pretending to whisper across the table to Mrs. Norris, that Dr. Grant hardly knows what the natural taste of our apricot is;[…].

Mr. Ando’s maritime museum design borrows from the maritime history of the emirates, with a reflective surface merging sea and land and a shiplike interior with floating decks.

I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone.

“No, no,” cried lady Anna, in trepidation, “leave him—let him go.” Lennard unloosed his hold for a moment; and regarding her ladyship with a look of jealous anger, he stood irresolute. “Leave him,” interjoined Wentworth. “He has abused the privileges of a social meeting, by venting the preconcerted acumen of a malicious nature; he is beneath your contempt.”