Let's peg the rug to the floor.

Merck's rhino and the narrow-nosed rhino were close relatives, having diverged from a common ancestor a million or so years ago.

[…] Nicholas Nickleby’s eyes were dimmed with a moisture that might have been taken for tears.

a friend of mine who, within ten days, said 'I've had enough of this' and he just up and died. It seemed he wished himself to die.