As for her spirits, she had none. No more chatterations, no more acting of great ladies; she was as dumb as any dumb-waiter.

1995, Ngaire Genge, The Unofficial X-Files Companion: An X-Phile's Guide to the Mysteries, Conspiracies, and Really Strange Truths Behind the Show, Crown Trade Paperbacks, →ISBN.

They reached the fir wood which had caused them so much trouble while it was still daylight, and bivouacked in a hollow just above it. It was tedious gathering the fire wood; […]

It was getting dark when we arrived in Fat Shan, and coolies swarmed onto the boat to carry baggage up to the street level.…We would have to spend the night in Fat Shan and wanted a place to put all the baskets of supplies until morning when we would continue our journey.