Loseby was telling them that he was in a spot of bother. That's what he called it. But somehow he always managed to get out of spots of bother. Or someone got him out.

“Not at all,” he agreed, and lay back, exhaling, allowingly.

The evidence seems to indicate that the symbolism of the Hesperidian Garden had a special meaning for the Medici Popes.

The small scale of Chinese take-aways is an important factor in making these businesses viable for families.