The waiter had also left upon the hearth a porcelain tower-shaped construction, through the loopholes of which struggled a feeble light — in other words a French chamber lamp.

[A] small dose of the mercurial may cause excessive salivation; and, if this discharge be attended by much soreness of throat, it is most difficult to determine whether the salivation is actually the result of the mercurial, or merely symptomatic of the sore throat and cold. If it proceed from the mercurial, there will generally be some tenderness of the gums, a soft and flabby state of the sides of the tongue, and it will generally be more obstinate.

Sicily and the Isle of Man use triskelia as their emblems.

The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.