[…] one of these birds came wheeling and screaming round his head in a maze of untrackably swift circlings.

This must be a result of the quality of the chloroform, of the quantity used in a given time, of the mental and bodily condition of the patient, of the care and skill of the chloroformist, and of the patience of the surgeon who has to operate; for if he be in a hurry, and pull out his watch, and if the chloroformist take the hint, and push the vapour suddenly, the patient is in imminent risk.

The dog sat up and had a good scratch.

You didn't have to buy enough wrapping paper to choke a horse, just because it was on sale.