The fact is inferible, from the notices of Gibbon, the intimation of Tacitus, and the informations of Ptolomy: but, it is from Hick’s Thesaurus, Somner, and Lye’s, Saxon Dictionaries, Ihre’s Glossarium-Suiogothicum, and the Icelandic word-books, that we must learn how many differences, and shades of discrimination, there are, between the several dialects of the Gothic tongue.

Stocks and bonds are monetizable assets.

“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”

One good turn deserves another.