The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

An aberrant feature of the genus is the nematodelike embryo, a tightly coiled and wormlike form within a separate and loose sac […]

“Hold your tongue, beadle,” said the second old gentleman, when Mr. Bumble had given vent to this compound adjective. “I beg your worship’s pardon,” said Mr. Bumble, incredulous of his having heard aright,—“did your worship speak to me?” “Yes—hold your tongue.”

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