“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”

Those constitutions […] are now established for best, and not to be mended.

He stood outside the dressing room and thumbs-upped or thumbs-downed each choice.

Tai-Shang Folk Arts Troupe from Lioujia in Tainan put on a performance in the bull-fight format, symbolic of Taiwan's early rural life, where those who acted as the peasants were more than 50 years old.