I'm sure his goons will go through the ship like a business of ferrets, and they'll want to look in our baggage.

By the light of the moon, / by the light of a star / they walked all night

There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.

At twilight in the summer […] the mice come out. They […] eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly […] on the floor.