Originally stealing children as young as 6 years old, spiriters discovered to their disgust those children were too weak to survive the harsh conditions of transit. So they targeted children 8 years or older. One French spiriter claimed to have sold more than 500 children in a year's time.

A drabble tail a trample — an empty coddle cap

I'm one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you'll never see such another […]

Not even gonna lie. I am a company snob. Now don't get all Judgy Mcjudgerson about my judgy-ness. Hear me out. It's not even that I think certain companies are better than others (although some most certainly are).