When she arrived in each town, she checked whether a Hôtel-Dieu existed, and visited the five that she found.

The idea that the love of Philimore had abated, when hers for him seemed in its plenitude, was a most severe aggravation of her misfortune.

The ward master comes to the door of each room that is to be thinned, reads off a list of names, bids their owners look sharp and be ready when called for; and, as he vanishes, the rooms fall into an indescribable state of topsy-turvyness, as the boys begin to black their boots, brighten spurs, if they have them, overhaul knapsacks, make presents […]

Herzog further noted that the United Nations developed an Alice in Wonderland perspective on Israel.