Superstitious sailors regarded a clergyman as an unlucky shipmate, a Jonah whose presence would never be welcome.

He was mending the afterclap of the wagon, stitching it up where it was torn, and they [the children] were helping him and playing about him.

The potential agreement comes after months of disputes that have created existential challenges for Twitter, cratering its share price, demoralizing its employees and spooking the advertisers it relies on for revenue.

Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?