Paul: Shield practice? Gurney, we had shield practice this morning. I'm not in the mood. Gurney: Not in the mood? Mood's a thing for cattle and loveplay, not fighting.

He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him.

That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annulled the charter. The concessionary, who had embarked his fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted other means of redress, was compelled to invoke the protection of his Government.

[O]n the wind shifting and becoming more violent, the landsmen soon retired below decks.