Honey Raye: Honey Raye Futrelle and Company proudly present ... Bethlehem-A-Palooza!

There was a grey, Septembery dampness in the air.

The procession was brought to a close, by some dozen indomitable warriors of different nations, riding two and two, and haughtily surveying the tame population of Modena: among whom, however, they occasionally condescended to scatter largesse in the form of a few handbills.

Bash stands for “Bourne-again shell”.