The suddenness of this shock must prove irresistable; the Count and those about him will be borne down; the rest will take to flight; the friends of Bernabò will rise and liberate his sons, while I seize one of the gates and secure a retreat […]

Frude's (1990) discussion of the psychological definition of family, further elaborated in Chapter 2, accords well with family nursing, in that it recognises the non-traditional family groupings such as cohabiting couples, blended families, homosexual couples and any variations on traditional family groupings which may be encountered when working with families from cultures other than that of the host country.

You thought something was funny when Dad donned his Oscar the Grouch suit and hopped in the trash can after the evening news, rope in hand.

He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.