There was this Estella, a real drab, being given syph and gon and gleet by Augustus John, and Tommy has her living with him in that place of his in Earl’s Court and going to a doctor, nothing wrong with her actually but there might well have been, and he never touches her, you know.

connivent justice

The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.

Furthermore, gloryholing was extremely hazardous because of having to work on loose slopes and upon some ground which was on fire or through which gas and smoke were issuing. For these reasons gloryholing was abandoned.