Demon screwed in his monocle, unclicked out of its special flat case a small pen-and-wash and said he thought (did not doubt, in fact, but wished his certitude to be admired) that it was an unknown product of Parmigianino's tender art.

While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.

She had been camisoled, and fastened in bed, with “ties of muslin cloth about fifteen inches wide,” and left alone for the night, during which, her struggles “had so increased the pressure of the ties as to produce considerable swelling” and increased discoloration.

On the one hand, the trend of “foodstagramming” is still going strong, with 69 per cent of millennials capturing the perfect foodie snap before eating.