The zealous citizens would suspend their avocations for a while, would repeat a reverential prayer as the holy men went by, and then return to the absorbing calls of business, not unbenefited by the recollections just awakened in their minds.

... he sacrifices his own life in destroying a frightful earthdrake,

Misgrinds are costly. I admit I've popped beans into the grinder and activated it only to realize it was set on coarse when I needed a drip.

Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.