I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble, Anstis said.

The most characteristic form of visor was the so-called “hounskull,” which featured a pointed snout that helped to deflect weapons, as well as giving the wearer an intimidating, bestial look; other visors had a rounded face.

The landlady looked at him de haut en bas, rather pitying, and at the same time, resenting his clear, fierce morality.

—I'll say that Jamaicans shorten Montego Bay by saying Mobay, not Montego.