‘Anybody been here, Sammy?’ asked Mr. Weller, dryly, after a long silence.

It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.

I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.

Fladries, brightly coloured flags sewn on ropes (Fladry: Table 4.3), have been used for hunting wolves (Canis lupus) in Europe for centuries. Most wolves fear fladries and rarely cross such barriers.