He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.

Well, I wasn't going to have any of that sort of thing, by Jove!

The following are translated copies of placards which have been extensively posted in the city and suburbs during the past week: … … On recovering our Feng Shui land, then the state will be prosperous, the people peaceable, the winds moderate, and the rains favorable. Let all the people exert themselves.

Good God, sir, exclaimed the officer, is it possible? And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition. This will make a deal of noise, he said.