Thereafter huge sailing carracks brought Indian pepper and cotton, Indonesian perfume and spice, Chinese silk and porcelain, to the royal trading house at Lisbon.

Bless thy simplicity, Tess, said her companions. He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!

With her strength and intelligence, she was an important contributor to the victorious effort.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.