In elevation the lowest limit of Changtang may be reckoned about 13,800 feet, and the highest of Rong 14,300, the mean line of demarcation being 14,000 feet.

The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall.

A Rolls Royce will not do if you need an economical, nippy car that is easy to park.

He paid me the most high-flown compliments; and frequently and forcibly seized my hand, though I repeatedly, and with undissembled anger, drew it back.