Northward incessantly, the flickering gunnery rumbles, / Far off, like a dull rumour of some other war.

I finally broke into the second package of cookies.

[…] and that though he retained the house in Great Coram Street for some time longer, he only occupied it fitfully, and that bachelorwise.

Hope you're no longer croggled by all the mundanes in 'Frisco.